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Vaupés Department
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Vaupés is a department in Colombia. Its capital is Mitú. It borders Brazil on the east.
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Department of Vaupés
Departamento del Vaupés | |
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![]() Vaupés shown in red | |
![]() Topography of the department | |
Coordinates: 1°12′N 70°10′W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Amazonía Region |
Established | July 4, 1991 |
Capital | Mitú |
Area | |
• Total | 54,135 km2 (20,902 sq mi) |
Population (2013)[3] | |
• Total | 42,817 |
• Density | 0.79/km2 (2.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-VAU |
Municipalities | 6 |
Website | www.vaupes.gov.co |
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Because of its location in the Amazon jungle, it has no roads connecting it with the rest of the country or internally from settlement to settlement. Commerce and contact with the outside world is done through travel along the main rivers and by means of air travel. Several of the small settlements have airstrips with service to the department's capital, Mitú.[4]