Nariño Department

Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.

Department of Nariño

Departamento del Nariño
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Desde el mar hasta el Galeras
(Spanish: From the sea to the Galeras)
Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño
Nariño shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W
Country Colombia
RegionPacific Region/Andes Region
EstablishedAugust 6, 1904
CapitalPasto
Government
  GovernorJohn Rojas (2020-2023)
Area
  Total33,268 km2 (12,845 sq mi)
Area rank11th
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total1,630,592
  Rank8th
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-NAR
Provinces3
Municipalities62
HDI (2017)0.703[2]
high · 24th
Website[Gobernación http://xn--nario-rta.gov.co/inicio/]

Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate according to altitude: hot in the plains of the Pacific and cold in the mountains, where most of the population resides, a situation that is repeated in a north-south direction. Other important cities include Tumaco and Ipiales.

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 809,178    
1985 1,085,173+34.1%
1993 1,443,671+33.0%
2005 1,541,956+6.8%
2018 1,630,592+5.7%
Source:[3]

The territory was occupied during the Pre-Columbian era by numerous Indian tribes, including Quillacingas, Awá, Pasto, and Tumas. The first European conquistador who entered the territory was Andagoya Pascual in 1522, who traveled from the Colombian Pacific coast and then used information obtained by Francisco Pizarro to organize the expedition that culminated in the conquest of Peru.

Juan de Ampudia and Pedro de Añazco first explored the mountainous part of the department, commissioned by Sebastián de Belalcázar in 1535, who then toured the territory in 1536 and reached Popayán and remained for some time before leaving for Spain.

Municipalities

See also

  • Las Lajas Sanctuary

References

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