Meta Department

Summary

Meta Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Meta Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Meta Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Meta Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].
• Meta Department's capital is recorded as Villavicencio^[6].
• Meta Department's shares border with is recorded as Casanare Department^[7].
• Meta Department's shares border with is recorded as Vichada Department^[8].
• Meta Department's shares border with is recorded as Guaviare Department^[9].
• Meta Department's shares border with is recorded as Caquetá Department^[10].
• Meta Department's shares border with is recorded as Huila Department^[11].
• Meta Department's shares border with is recorded as Cundinamarca Department^[12].
• Meta River is named after Meta Department^[13].
• Meta Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Meta^[14].
• Meta Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Meta^[15].
• Meta Department's Commons category is recorded as Meta Department^[16].
• Meta Department's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[17].
• July 1, 1960 marks the founding of Meta Department^[18].
• Meta Department's highest point is recorded as Páramo El Nevado^[19].
• Meta Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 3.463055561111111, 'lon': -73.7088888888889}^[20].
• Meta Department's official website is recorded as http://www.meta.gov.co/^[21].
• Meta Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meta Department^[22].
• Meta Department has a population of {'amount': '+1062454'}^[23].
• Meta Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Meta Department^[24].
• Meta Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Meta, Colombia^[25].
• Meta Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Q29974276^[26].
• Meta Department's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Meta Department^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Meta Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+85635'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+238'}^[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+1062454'}^[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

July 1, 1960 marks the founding of Meta Department^[18]. Meta River is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Meta Department has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]