Nariño Department facts for kids
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Department of Nariño
Departamento del Nariño
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| Motto(s):
Desde el mar hasta el Galeras
(Spanish: From the sea to the Galeras) |
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| Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño | |||
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Nariño shown in red
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Topography of the department
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Pacific Region/Andes Region | ||
| Established | August 6, 1904 | ||
| Capital | Pasto | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 33,268 km2 (12,845 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2013)
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| • Total | 1,701,840 | ||
| • Density | 51.1555/km2 (132.4920/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-NAR | ||
| Provinces | 3 | ||
| Municipalities | 62 | ||
| Website | [Gobernación http://xn--nario-rta.gov.co/inicio/] | ||
Nariño is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean. The department is named after independence leader Antonio Nariño.
Municipalities
- Albán
- Aldana
- Ancuya
- Arboleda
- Barbacoas
- Belén
- Buesaco
- Chachagüí
- Colón (Génova)
- Consaca
- Contadero
- Córdoba
- Cuaspud
- Cumbal
- Cumbitara
- El Charco
- El Peñol
- El Rosario
- El Tablón
- El Tambo
- Francisco Pizarro
- Funes
- Guachucal
- Guaitarilla
- Gualmatán
- Iles
- Imues
- Ipiales
- La Cruz
- La Florida
- La Llanada
- La Tola
- La Unión
- Leiva
- Linares
- Los Andes
- Magüí Payán
- Mallama
- Mosquera
- Nariño
- Olaya Herrera
- Ospina
- Pasto
- Policarpa
- Potosí
- Providencia
- Puerres
- Pupiales
- Ricaurte
- Roberto Payán
- Samaniego
- San Bernardo
- Sandona
- San Lorenzo
- San Pablo
- San Pedro de Cartago
- Santa Barbara
- Santacruz
- Sapuyes
- Taminango
- Tangua
- Tumaco
- Tuquerres
- Yacuanquer
See also
In Spanish: Nariño (Colombia) para niños
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