Arauca Department

Summary

Arauca Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It draws 345 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #22 of 32).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arauca Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Arauca Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Arauca Department's head of government is recorded as Ricardo Alvarado Bestene^[5].
• Arauca Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[6].
• Arauca Department's capital is recorded as Arauca^[7].
• Arauca Department's official language is recorded as Spanish^[8].
• Arauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Casanare Department^[9].
• Arauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Boyacá Department^[10].
• Arauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Vichada Department^[11].
• Arauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Apure^[12].
• Arauca Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Arauca^[13].
• Arauca Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Arauca department^[14].
• Arauca Department's Commons category is recorded as Arauca Department^[15].
• Arauca Department's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[16].
• 1991 marks the founding of Arauca Department^[17].
• Arauca Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.616666666666667, 'lon': -70.98333333333333}^[18].
• Arauca Department's official website is recorded as http://www.arauca.gov.co/^[19].
• Arauca Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arauca Department^[20].
• Arauca Department has a population of {'amount': '+270708'}^[21].
• Arauca Department has a population of {'amount': '+208605'}^[22].
• Arauca Department has a population of {'amount': '+294206'}^[23].
• Arauca Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Arauca Department^[24].
• Arauca Department's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Hoy busco libertad para tí'}^[25].
• Arauca Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Arauca^[26].
• Arauca Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Q127811662^[27].

Body

Geography

Arauca Department is in the country of Colombia^[4]. It is located in Colombia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Arauca Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23818.0'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+132'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+270708'}^[21], {'amount': '+208605'}^[22], and {'amount': '+294206'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Arauca Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[6].

History and Context

1991 marks the founding of Arauca Department^[17].

Why It Matters

Arauca Department draws 345 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #22 of 32).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]