Chocó Department

Summary

Chocó Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of department_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (779 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chocó Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Chocó Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Chocó Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].
• Chocó Department's capital is recorded as Quibdó^[6].
• Chocó Department's shares border with is recorded as Antioquia^[7].
• Chocó Department's shares border with is recorded as Risaralda Department^[8].
• Chocó Department's shares border with is recorded as Valle del Cauca Department^[9].
• Chocó Department's shares border with is recorded as Darién Province^[10].
• Chocó Department's shares border with is recorded as Emberá-Wounaan Comarca^[11].
• Chocó Department's shares border with is recorded as Guna Yala^[12].
• Chocó Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Chocó^[13].
• Chocó Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Chocó department^[14].
• Chocó Department's Commons category is recorded as Chocó Department^[15].
• Chocó Department's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[16].
• November 3, 1947 marks the founding of Chocó Department^[17].
• Chocó Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.695277777777778, 'lon': -76.66111111111111}^[18].
• Chocó Department's official website is recorded as http://www.choco.gov.co^[19].
• Chocó Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chocó Department^[20].
• Chocó Department has a population of {'amount': '+544767'}^[21].
• Chocó Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Chocó Department^[22].
• Chocó Department's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Departamento de Chocó'}^[23].
• Chocó Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Chocó^[24].
• Chocó Department's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Departamento de Chocó'}^[25].
• Chocó Department's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Chocó Department^[26].
• Chocó Department sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+167'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Chocó Department is in the country of Colombia^[4]. It is located in Colombia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chocó Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46530'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+167'}^[27]. It has a population of {'amount': '+544767'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Chocó Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].

History and Context

November 3, 1947 marks the founding of Chocó Department^[17].

Why It Matters

Chocó Department ranks in the top 6% of department_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (779 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]