La Guajira Department
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La Guajira is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Riohacha.
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| Anthem: Himno de La Guajira. | |
| La Guajira shown in red La Guajira shown in red | |
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| Coordinates: 11°33′N 72°54′W / 11.550°N 72.900°WCoordinates: 11°33′N 72°54′W / 11.550°N 72.900°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean Region |
| Established | July 1, 1965 |
| Capital | Riohacha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,848 km2 (8,049 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 880,560 |
| • Density | 42.2371/km2 (109.394/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-LAG |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| Website | www.laguajira.gov.co/ |
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It covers most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country. La Guajira is on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela.
Municipalities
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Municipalities of La Guajira Department. Municipality and city of Riohacha highlighted in dark gray and red respectively.
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La Guajira Department Media
- Guajirapeninsula1.png
Satellite image of Guajira Peninsula and Gulf of Venezuela.
- Cerro La teta, La Guajira Colombia.png
La Teta hill, located in the municipality of Uribia, northern Guajira
- CABO DE LA VELA.JPG
The Cabo de la Vela was one of the first sites that Spanish explorers first sighted upon their arrival to the continental Americas.
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- AlonsoDeOjeda
- Map of La Guajira 1769.png
Map of La Guajira in 1769.
- Pedro Messía de la Cerda (3).jpg
Pedro Messía de la Cerda, Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
- Wayuu on horses 1928.png
Wayuu riding on horses. 1928.
References
- ↑ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018". Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística – DANE (in español). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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