Departamento del Meta

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Departamento del Meta is an administrative department in central Colombia known for its vast Llanos plains, cattle ranching, and growing oil and agricultural industries.

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Departamento del Meta canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf departamento de Colombia
bordersWith Departamento de Casanare
Departamento de Cundinamarca
Departamento de Guaviare
Departamento de Vichada
Departamento del Caquetá
linked to: Caquetá Department

Departamento del Guainía
linked to: Guainía Department

Departamento del Huila
capital Villavicencio
climate tropical savanna climate
country Colombia
demonym metense
economicActivity agriculture
ecotourism
livestock ranching
oil extraction
established 1960
governedBy Gobernación del Meta
hasAirport Aeropuerto Vanguardia
hasMainEconomicCenter Villavicencio
hasMajorCity Acacías
Granada
Puerto Gaitán
Puerto López
Villavicencio
hasProtectedArea Caño Cristales area
linked to: Caño Cristales

Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena
knownFor Llanos plains
linked to: Los Llanos

agricultural production
cattle ranching
oil industry
palm oil cultivation
rice cultivation
tourism in the Llanos
locatedInContinent South America
locatedInRegion Llanos Orientales
linked to: Los Llanos

Región de la Orinoquía
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf República de Colombia
linked to: Colombia
terrainFeature extensive grassland plains
gallery forests along rivers
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota
traversedByRiver Río Ariari
Río Guaviare
linked to: Guaviare River

Río Manacacías
Río Meta
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Departamento de Meta officialName Departamento del Meta
Meta Department officialName Departamento del Meta
subject linked to: META
Meta Department officialName Departamento del Meta
subject linked to: Meta Department, Colombia