Putumayo Department

Department of Putumayo
Departamento del Putumayo
Coat of arms of Department of Putumayo
Putumayo shown in red
Putumayo shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 1°09′N 76°37′W / 1.150°N 76.617°W / 1.150; -76.617
Country Colombia
RegionAmazonía Region
Established1991
CapitalMocoa
Government
 • GovernorSorrel Parisa Aroca Rodriguez(2016-2019)
Area
 • Total24,885 km2 (9,608 sq mi)
 • Rank16th
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total348,182
 • Rank26th
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCOP 5,617 billion
(US$ 1.3 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-PUT
Municipalities13
HDI (2019)0.717[5]
high · 26th of 33
Websitewww.putumayo.gov.co

Putumayo (Spanish pronunciation: [putuˈmaʝo]) is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.

The word putumayo comes from the Quechua languages. The verb p'utuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayu means river. Thus it means "gushing river".

  1. ^ "Nuestro departamento: Información general". Gobernación del Putumayo.
  2. ^ Kline, Harvey F. (2012). "Putumayo, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
  3. ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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