Guaviare Department

Department of Guaviare Departamento del Guaviare
Department
Flag Coat of arms of Department of Guaviare Coat of arms
Guaviare shown in red Guaviare shown in red
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Region	Amazon Region
Capital	San José del Guaviare
Government
• Governor	(vacant)
Area
• Total	53,460 km2 (20,640 sq mi)
Area rank	8th
Population (2013)
• Total	107,934
• Rank	28th
• Density	2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-GUV

Guaviare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈβjaɾe]) is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991 by the new Political Constitution of Colombia. Up until that point, it was a national territory that operated as a Commissariat, segregated from territory of the then Commissariat of Vaupés on December 23, 1977.

Municipalities

1. Calamar
2. El Retorno
3. Miraflores
4. San José del Guaviare

Demographics

Ethnic makeup

• Mestizos & Whites (90,09%)
• Blacks or Afro-Colombians (5,86%)
• Amerindians or Indigenous (4,05%)

The Nukak, a nomadic tribe that was uncontacted until 1988, live in Guaviare.