Huila Department

Department of Huila
Department of Huila ; Departamento del Huila
	Department
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: Alma del Huila (Huila's soul)
	Huila shown in red
	Topography of the department
	Coordinates: 2°59′55″N 75°18′16″W
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Established	1905
Capital	Neiva
Government
• Governor	Luis Enrique Dussan López
Area
• Total	19,890 km2 (7,680 sq mi)
Area rank	26th
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	1,100,386
• Rank	15th
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-HUI
Provinces	4
Municipalities	37
HDI (2017)	0.709[2]; high · 21st
Website	www.gobhuila.gov.co

Huila (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwila]) is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.[3]

Geography

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1973	467,651	—
1985	693,712	+48.3%
1993	843,798	+21.6%
2005	1,011,418	+19.9%
2018	1,100,386	+8.8%
Source:[4]

The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif. The Cordillera Oriental is born in this place.

Colombia's third highest peak, the Nevado del Huila volcano, is located in the department of Huila.

The Magdalena River (also called Yuma River) is Colombia's largest river, begins in the department of Huila. Some of Huila's most important towns are located in the Magdalena River Valley. Betania is a dam located on the Magdalena river. A larger dam, El Quimbo, is planned for the same river.

Landscape near Gigante

Administrative divisions

Municipalities

References

"DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
"Generalidades del departamento". Gobernación del Huila. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
"Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

External links

(in Spanish) Government of Huila official website

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[1] "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[GlobalDataLab-2] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[Generalidades-3] "Generalidades del departamento". Gobernación del Huila. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

[4] "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.