La Guajira Department
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Himno de La Guajira. | |
.svg) La Guajira shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| 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 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg 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/ |
La Guajira is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Riohacha.
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
Albania
Barrancas
Dibulla
Distracción
El Molino
Fonseca
Hatonuevo
La Jagua del Pilar
Maicao
Manaure
Riohacha
San Juan del Cesar
Uribia
Urumita
Villanueva
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La Guajira Department Media
Satellite image of Guajira Peninsula and Gulf of Venezuela.
La Teta hill, located in the municipality of Uribia, northern Guajira
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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Map of La Guajira in 1769.
Pedro Messía de la Cerda, Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
Wayuu riding on horses. 1928.
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References
- ↑ Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018 (in es). Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística – DANE. Retrieved 25 October 2019.