Caquetá Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kakeˈta]) is a departmentofColombia. Located in the Amazonas region, Caquetá borders with the departments of Cauca and Huila to the west, the department of Meta to the north, the department of Guaviare to the northeast, the department of Vaupés to the east, the departments of Amazonas and Putumayo to the south covering a total area of 88,965 km², the third largest in the country. Its capital is the city of Florencia.
Department of Caquetá
Departamento del Caquetá
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Flag 
Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s):
All, For a Better Caqueta
(Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor) | |
Caquetá shown in red
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Topography of the department
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| Coordinates: 1°37′N 75°36′W / 1.617°N 75.600°W / 1.617; -75.600 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Amazonas Region |
| Established | 1982 |
| Capital | Florencia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Alvaro Pacheco Alvarez (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88,965 km2 (34,350 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population
(2018)[1]
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| • Total | 401,849 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 5,461 billion (US$ 1.3 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CAQ |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.717[3] high · 26th of 33 |
| Website | [1] |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1973 | 180,297 | — |
| 1985 | 264,507 | +46.7% |
| 1993 | 367,898 | +39.1% |
| 2005 | 420,337 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 401,849 | −4.4% |
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