Arauca Department

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Arauca Department is a region in northeastern Colombia known for its vast plains (Llanos), oil production, and border with Venezuela.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Colombia
bordersCountry Venezuela
bordersEntity Apure State
Boyacá Department
Casanare Department
Táchira State
Vichada Department
borderTypeWithVenezuela land border
capital Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
climateType tropical savanna climate
containsProtectedArea El Cocuy National Natural Park buffer zones
country Colombia
establishedAsDepartment 1991
hasDemonym araucano
arauqueño
hasEthnicGroup Guahibo
Sikuani
U’wa
hasMunicipality Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department

Arauquita
Cravo Norte
Fortul
Puerto Rondón
Saravena
Tame
knownFor border trade with Venezuela
cattle ranching
oil production
vast plains
language Spanish
locatedIn northeastern Colombia
locatedInRegion Orinoquía Region
locatedOnContinent South America
majorCity Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department

Saravena
Tame
officialName Departamento de Arauca
partOfBasin Orinoco River basin
linked to: Orinoco Basin
partOfNaturalRegion Llanos
previousAdministrativeStatus national territory
primaryEconomicSector agriculture
livestock
petroleum industry
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
traversedByRiver Arauca River
Casanare River
Meta River
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Boyacá Department borderedBy Arauca Department
Casanare Department borderingDepartment Arauca Department
Arauca Department capital Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
Arauca Department hasMunicipality Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
Arauca Department majorCity Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
Departamento de Meta hasBorderWith Departamento del Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes contains Arauca Department (mountain foothills)
linked to: Arauca Department
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy locatedIn Arauca Department
Departamento de Boyacá borders Departamento de Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
Departamento de Casanare borders Departamento de Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
Eastern Colombia containsDepartment Arauca Department
subject linked to: eastern Colombia
Sikuani region Arauca Department
Arauca River flowsThrough Arauca Department
Arauca River hasMajorCityOnBank Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department
Colombia–Venezuela border region containsBorderCrossingCity Arauca
linked to: Arauca Department