Guajira Department

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Department of La Guajira
Departamento de La Guajira
Department of Colombia
Flag of Department of La Guajira Coat of arms of Department of La Guajira
Flag of the Department of La Guajira Coat of arms of the Department of La Guajira
Anthem: Himno de La Guajira
Location of Department of La Guajira
La Guajira shown in red
Established July 1, 1965
Region Caribbean Region
Capital Riohacha
Number of Provinces 2
Number of Municipalities 15
Governor
- Governor's Political Party
 José Luis González Crespo
Colombian Liberal Party
Area
Total
 - Land
 - Water  (% of total) 		 Ranked 25th
20,848 km²
km²
km² (%)
Population
 - Total (2005)
 - Density		 Ranked 21
623,250[1]
29.89/km²
ISO_Code CO-LAG
Government's Website:
www.laguajira.gov.co/

La Guajira (IPA: [la ɰwa'hiɾa]) is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of its namesake peninsula, in the northeast region of the country, facing the Caribbean Sea and Venezuela. Its capital is Riohacha.

Various indigenous tribes populate the vast arid plains, such as the Wayuu people, noted for their beautiful woven bags and the strong alcoholic spirit chirinchi. Guajira tribes feature prominently in Papillon by Henri Charriere, about an escaped convict who takes refuge with one such tribe. The largest employer in the department is the Cerrejón coal mine, which produced 24.9 million tons of export coal in 2004. A popular tourist destination is Cabo de la Vela, a small fishing village located on the tip of the peninsula.

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The northern part of the department is arid plains, the Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub, in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta which rise to 5,775 meters in the south. The Sinú Valley dry forests lie in between.

In the far south are the headwaters of the Cesar River.

  1. Albania
  2. Barrancas
  3. Dibulla
  4. Distracción
  5. El Molino
  6. Fonseca
  7. Hatonuevo
  8. La Jagua del Pilar
  9. Maicao
  10. Manaure
  11. Riohacha
  12. San Juan del Cesar
  13. Uribia
  14. Urumita
  15. Villanueva

  1. ^ http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/guajira/guajira.pdf
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Coordinates: 11°51′N, 72°02′W

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