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Chocó is a depairtment o Colombie kent for its lairge Afro-Colombie population. It is in the wast o the kintra, an is the anerlie Colombie depairtment tae hae coastlines on baith the Paceefic Ocean an the Atlantic Ocean. It haes aw o Colombie's border wi Panama an aw. Its caipital is Quibdó.
Depairtment o Chocó Departamento de Chocó | |
|---|---|
 Banner  Coat airms | |
.svg) Chocó shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 5°42′N 76°40′W | |
| Kintra |  Colombie |
| Region | Paceefic Region |
| Established | 3 November 1947 |
| Caipital | Quibdó |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | interim (Appointment) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46530 km2 (17,970 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 9 |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 441,395 |
| • Rank | 23 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CHO |
| Municipalities | 30 |
Chocó haes a diverse geografie, unique ecoseestems an unsploitit naitural resoorces. Housomeivver, its population haes ane o the lawest staundarts o livin o aw depairtments in Colombie. In Mairch 2007 Colombie media reportit that some 50 childer starvit in less nor three month, creatin awareness o the grave condeetion Chocó indwallers are facin. Infrastructur problems wur revealed an aw. For example, despite its status as the warld's rainiest lawland, wi close tae 400 inches o annual precipitation,[2] Chocó's caipital Quibdó wis left athoot watter.[3]
Chocó is inhabitit predominantly bi stryndants o African slaves brocht bi the Spainyie Colonisers efter conquerin the Americas. The seicont race/ethnic group are the Emberá, the remainin Native American fowk, wi mair nor hauf o thair tot population in Colombie livin in Chocó, some 35,500. Thay practice huntin an airtisan fishin an live near rivers.
The tot population as o 2005 wis less nor hauf a million, wi mair nor hauf livin in the Quibdó. Accordin tae a 2005 census[4] the ethnic composition o the depairtment is:
Quibdó is the lairgest ceety wi a population o amaist 100,000. Ither important ceeties an touns include Istmina, Condoto, Nóvita an El Carmen in the interior, Acandí on the Caribbean coast, an Solano on the Paceefic coast. Resorts include Capurgana on the Caribbean coast, an Jurado, Nuquí, an Bahía Solano on the wast coast.
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