Cauca Department

Summary

Cauca Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It draws 188 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #6 of 32).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cauca Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Cauca Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Cauca Department is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Cauca Department's image is recorded as Volcán Puracé from Popayán - 2006.jpg^[6].
• Cauca Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[7].
• Cauca Department's capital is recorded as Popayán^[8].
• Cauca Department's flag image is recorded as Flag of Cauca.svg^[9].
• Cauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Valle del Cauca Department^[10].
• Cauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Tolima Department^[11].
• Cauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Huila Department^[12].
• Cauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Putumayo Department^[13].
• Cauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Nariño Department^[14].
• Cauca Department's shares border with is recorded as Caquetá Department^[15].
• Cauca Department's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo del Cauca.svg^[16].
• Cauca Department's flag is recorded as flag of Cauca^[17].
• Cauca Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Cauca^[18].
• Cauca Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Cauca department^[19].
• Cauca Department's locator map image is recorded as Cauca in Colombia (mainland).svg^[20].
• Cauca Department's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119432766^[21].
• Cauca Department's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as CO-CAU^[22].
• Cauca Department's Commons category is recorded as Cauca Department^[23].
• Cauca Department's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1392085^[24].
• +1857-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cauca Department^[25].
• Cauca Department's highest point is recorded as Nevado del Huila^[26].
• Cauca Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 2.283333333333333, 'lon': -76.85}^[27].

Body

Geography

Cauca Department is in the country of Colombia^[4]. It is located in Colombia^[3]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Cauca Department's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+29308'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1693'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+1491937'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Cauca Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[7].

History and Context

+1857-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cauca Department^[25].

Why It Matters

Cauca Department draws 188 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #6 of 32).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]