Department of Meta
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Department of Meta Departamento del Meta |
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The Llanos in Colombia
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| Motto: Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta | |||
| Anthem: Himno de Meta (Colombia) | |||
 Meta shown in red |
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 Topography of the department |
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| Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W / 4.150°N 73.633°WCoordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W / 4.150°N 73.633°W | |||
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 Colombia
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| Region | Orinoquía Region | ||
| Established | July 1, 1960 | ||
| Capital | Villavicencio | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Marcela Amaya (2016-2019) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 85,635 km2 (33,064 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 4th | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 924,843 | ||
| • Rank | 19th | ||
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-MET | ||
| Provinces | 4 | ||
| Municipalities | 29 | ||
| Website | www.meta.gov.co | ||
Meta is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López.
Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language spoken by a minority in the department.
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