La Guajira Department

Summary

La Guajira Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It draws 482 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #8 of 32).^[2]

Key Facts

• La Guajira Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• La Guajira Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• La Guajira Department's head of government is recorded as Tania María Buitrago González^[5].
• La Guajira Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[6].
• La Guajira Department's capital is recorded as Riohacha^[7].
• La Guajira Department's shares border with is recorded as Magdalena Department^[8].
• La Guajira Department's shares border with is recorded as Cesar Department^[9].
• La Guajira Department's shares border with is recorded as Zulia^[10].
• La Guajira Department's anthem is recorded as Q5550191^[11].
• La Guajira Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of La Guajira^[12].
• La Guajira Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of La Guajira department^[13].
• La Guajira Department's Commons category is recorded as La Guajira Department^[14].
• July 1, 1965 marks the founding of La Guajira Department^[15].
• La Guajira Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.55, 'lon': -72.35}^[16].
• La Guajira Department's official website is recorded as http://www.laguajira.gov.co//^[17].
• La Guajira Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:La Guajira Department^[18].
• La Guajira Department's Human Development Index is recorded as {'amount': '+0.760'}^[19].
• La Guajira Department has a population of {'amount': '+681575'}^[20].
• La Guajira Department has a population of {'amount': '+985498'}^[21].
• La Guajira Department has a population of {'amount': '+965718'}^[22].
• La Guajira Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of La Guajira Department^[23].
• La Guajira Department's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "La Pàtria d'honor de la Guajira"}^[24].
• La Guajira Department's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'A Patria de honra da Guajira'}^[25].
• La Guajira Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of La Guajira^[26].
• La Guajira Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Q86413886^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

La Guajira Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20848.0'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+36'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+681575'}^[20], {'amount': '+985498'}^[21], and {'amount': '+965718'}^[22].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

July 1, 1965 marks the founding of La Guajira Department^[15].

Why It Matters

La Guajira Department draws 482 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #8 of 32).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]