Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística

National Administrative Department of Statistics

Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística
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Agency overview
Formed	14 October 1953 (1953-10-14)
Preceding agency	Dirección Nacional de Estadística
Headquarters	Carrera 59 № 26-70 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 04°38′49.28″N 74°05′44.03″W / 4.6470222°N 74.0955639°W / 4.6470222; -74.0955639
Annual budget	COP$131,918,723,871 (2012) COP$186,986,848,123 (2013) COP$371,929,146,839 (2014)
Agency executive	Mauricio Perfetti del Corral, Director , Deputy Director
Child agencies	FONDANE IGAC
Key document	Decreto 2666 de 1953
Website	www.dane.gov.co

The National Administrative Department of Statistics (Spanish: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística), commonly referred to as DANE, is the Colombian Administrative Department responsible for the planning, implementation, analysis and diffusion of the official statistics of Colombia. DANE is also in charge of carrying out the national census every ten years.