National Administrative Department of Statistics

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
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, compilation, analysis and dissemination of the official statistics of Colombia. DANE is responsible for conducting the National Population and Housing census every ten years, among several other studies.