Huila Department
Appearance
Department of Huila
Departamento del Huila | |
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Anthem: Alma del Huila (Huila's soul) | |
![]() Huila shown in red | |
![]() Topography of the department | |
Coordinates: 2°59′55″N 75°18′16″W / 2.99861°N 75.30444°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Andean Region |
Established | 1905 |
Capital | Neiva |
Area | |
• Total | 19,890 km2 (7,680 sq mi) |
Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 1,126,314 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-HUI |
Provinces | 4 |
Municipalities | 37 |
Website | www.gobhuila.gov.co |
Huila is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Neiva.[2]
The department is located in the southwest of the country. It has Colombia's third highest peak, the Nevado del Huila volcano. The Magdalena River starts in the Huila.
Administrative divisions
[change | change source]Municipalities
[change | change source]- Acevedo
- Agrado
- Aipe
- Algeciras
- Altamira
- Baraya
- Campoalegre
- Colombia
- Elias
- Garzón
- Gigante
- Guadalupe
- Hobo
- Iquira
- Isnos
- La Argentina
- La Plata
- Nataga
- Neiva (Capital City)
- Oporapa
- Paicol
- Palermo
- Palestina
- Pital
- Pitalito
- Rivera
- Saladoblanco
- San Agustín
- Santa María
- Suaza
- Tarqui
- Tello
- Teruel
- Tesalia
- Timaná
- Villavieja
- Yaguará
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Generalidades del departamento". Gobernación del Huila. Retrieved 26 April 2013.