Casanare

Surface
44,640 km2
Population
Hab 325,389 (Projection DANE 2005)
Density
7.29 Hab/Km2
Capital
Yopal - 88,124 beds (Projection DANE 2005)

1. LOCATION, EXTENSION AND LIMITS - CASANARE
The Department of Casanare is located in the east of the country's Orinoco region, located between 04 º 17'25''and 06 º 20'45 "north latitude and 69 º 50'22''and 73 º 04'33''west longitude. It has an area of ​​44,640 km2 which represents 3.91% of the country. Bounded on the north by the Casanare River, which separates it from the department of Arauca, on the east by the river that separates it from Target Vichada, on the south Upía and Meta rivers, the latter of which separates the Meta, and on the west with the departments of Boyaca and Cundinamarca.
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION - CASANARE
The department of Casanare is divided into 19 municipalities, 11 townships, 106 police posts, as well as numerous villages and populated places. The municipalities are grouped into 10 circles of attorney, with a total of 11 notaries, a principal circle-based registration and 2 Yopal sectional offices based Registry and Peace Orocue Ariporo, belongs to the judicial district of Santa Rosa de Viterbo, with 4 heads of circuit court in Yopal, Monterrey, Ariporo Orocue and Peace. The department formed the constituency of Casanare.

Municipalities in CASANARE
Hato Corozal Yopal Chameza Aguazul
Monterrey La Salina Peanut Nunchía
Pore ​​Ariporo Orocue Recetor Peace
Sácama Sabanalarga San Luis de Palenque Tamara
Villanueva Trinidad Tauramena


PHYSIOGRAPHY - Casanare
The territory of Casanare department consists of three sets called physiographic eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental foothills and alluvial plain. The mountain in the west include areas from the edge of the foothills to 4,000 m above sea level, is characterized by mountain peaks, with tall and frailejones highly dissected and steep slopes covered by tropical rainforest. Among the most prominent mountain formations are blades Las Lajas, Polo Short and El Retiro, Cerro Farallones Vanegas and the mountains, among others.

Piedmont area, consisting of fans, dissected terraces and hills, is characterized by flat topography to hilly, covered with equatorial rainforest, savannah and grasslands. The alluvial plain, which stretches from the foothills up to limits with the departments of Meta and Vichada, is made in turn by flooded savannas, gallery forests in large rivers Pauto, Cusiana, Casanare, and wind in the central plain and south covered by grass and woods on the banks of streams and rivers.


Hydrography - Casanare
The hydrographic network of the department of Casanare is composed of large rivers, creeks, streams and lakes, which drain towards the Orinoco River through Target, which receives water from the entire department and its main tributary, the Rio Casanare which, in turn, reflects the Ariporo river and other smaller streams. In addition to the tributaries of the rivers mentioned highlights Upía, Túa, Cusiana, Cravo Sur, Guanapalo, Pauto, Guachiria and Agua Clara.

CLIMATE - Casanare
Trade winds from the northeast and southeast, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the presence of the Cordillera Oriental are the main factors that determine the weather patterns of the department of Casanare. The wettest area is located between the foothills and lower mountain slopes, averaging over 4,000 mm, an intermediate band of rain is in the middle slopes of the Andes and the department's central area with rainfall above 2,000 mm.

The less humid area, east of the department and on the tops of the mountains recorded annual averages less than 2,000 mm. The rainfall is mainly monomodal with a rainy season covers the months from April to October. Due to the various sets morphological and varied terrain in the department presents the thermal floors warm temperate and cold bioclimatic moor.
2.Según population censuses of the Governor of Casanare for the year 2005, Casanareño a total of 295,353 people. [1] The most populous municipalities are in order: Yopal with 88,194 inhabitants, with 24,551 Aguazul and Monterrey with 13,000 .

The ethnicity of the Casanareño is mostly mixed, with the presence of immigrants from other regions, but the percentage of the indigenous ethnic group is significant with 5,536 people distributed in the following ethnic groups: Kuiba with 2,204 people; Sikuani with 444 people with Mjasivware 416 people, with 178 people Amorua, Tsirapu with 163 people and saliva with 1,668 people (this group the largest).


3.HISTORIA - Casanare
On arrival of the conquerors lived in these lands indigenous groups including the Chibcha, Piapoco, Guahibos and saliva. In 1535, Alonso de Herrera, from Venezuela, was the first to penetrate into their territory. In Casanare liberator was a hotbed of patriots who stood out in the glorious battles of Pantano de Vargas and Boyacá Bridge, so it was known by the name of "Liberating province of Colombia."

In 1821 was established as an autonomous province, and in 1829 was an independent province with its capital in Pore, also was quartermaster between 1886 and 1891 with capital Orocué in 1905 merged with the San Martin area, and in 1912 was confirmed as the province of Boyaca. By 1940 the station was established with its capital in Nunchía, again in 1952 became part of Boyacá department until 1973 when by Act 9 was again quartermaster with capital Yopal. With the new policy letter on 5 July 1991, the territory was elevated to departmental status.


DEPARTMENTAL SYMBOLS - CASANARE
Flag of Casanare Department
Flag cut short (heading diagonally), with a yellow sun of eight points. Red symbolizes the blood of our heroes, the green represents our natural and plain, the eight points of the sun represent each of the letters of the word Casanare.

Casanare Department Shield
Authors Herald Master Ana Navarro M Isbel and Andrew Abellaneda "Obeen." Gules (red) gold a centaur armed with a silver sword. Vert (green) a bull's head Sable (black) silver gun, front view. Argent water waves sable and azure surmounted of an Indian sun gold on all an escutcheon sable charged with a Latin cross of silver. Bordure azure with nineteen gold star with six points.

Hymn of the Department of Casanare
Words and Music: Isaac Tacha Child

CHORUS CHORUS
Salve Casanare, immortal glory
are the path of freedom
honor your race, epic history;
who wrote bolívar back in Boyacá. Casanare Casanare;
God bless your large population
your rivers and your land,
your wealth, your beautiful folklore.
I III
In your history embodied spears
Centaurs of bravery and courage,
who fought in bloody battle
Colombia and their emancipation. Mountains, plains and sun
are your lands godsend
where they grow the faith and hope
and forge a better country.
II IV
Are your men kindness and determination,
your wives tenderness and candor,
those who seek the light of morning,
that prodigue peace and love. For a shield, your anthem and ensign,
fight and live with honor;
because you are my great Casanare
the land that God promised.
ECONOMIC 4.ACTIVIDADES - CASANARE
Casanare's economy is based primarily on livestock and agricultural production and oil exploration. Beef cattle is the main economic activity of the population, both for jobs and income, the breeding, fattening up and performed extensively across the plains, especially in Ariporo Peace, Hato Corozal and Trinidad .. Agriculture is practiced in areas of piedmont commercially and technically, and hillside areas following traditional systems. The main crops are rice irrigation, mechanized upland rice, oil palm, banana, traditional maize, coffee and cassava.

Oil is projected as the activity increased revenue generation. The Cusiana and Cupiagua are the largest in the country, their stocks have been estimated between 2,000 and 2,200 million barrels, the department would generate income from royalties of U.S. $ 5,000 million during the project development. There are mines of gold, manganese, phosphorus and nickel. In the department there are 90 registered industrial establishments primarily engaged in the processing of agricultural raw materials, in this sector are key agro milling, palm and food, which are concentrated mainly in Yopal and Villanueva.


TOURISM - Casanare
Casanare Department offers many tourist attractions from the viewpoint of natural, cultural and scientific. Across the plains region and particularly in Casanare singing, music, dance, myths and legends native, are the cultural manifestation of the population, the joropo is his music and tailing their traditional festival, which takes place along activities such as rodeo, bullfighting and cock between August and December.

The contrasts between mountain and plain offer visitors beautiful landscapes, moors northwest loaded crystal springs, and towering mountains in the center and east, the plain with its exotic flora and fauna, especially birds. From the cultural point of view stand the historic attractions of ancient peoples preserved colonial architecture.

COMMUNICATIONS - CASANARE
Casanare Department has a total of 5620.7 km of roads, of which 351 are owned by the Nation, 2342.50 belong to the secondary department and 2927.20 Km of tertiary municipal network. The primary routes Casanare join the rest of the country are paved by 65%.
The river network of the department has a wide variety of navigable rivers in winter time. In addition, the Meta river is navigable all year along 470 kilometers. Upía rivers, Cusiana, Cravo Sur, Pauto, Ariporo and Casanare have 54, 72, 138, 132, 198 and 307 km. inland vessels, respectively.
In terms of airports, there are currently 38 tracks authorized by the Civil Aviation, of which 22 are private, 11 belong to the municipalities and districts and 5 are administered by UAEAC. The department has a good infrastructure in this regard. The air terminals serving commercial passenger transport are those of Yopal, Villanueva, Peace and Orocué Ariporo, other service providers Aerotaxi. Alcaraván the airport in Yopal, has equipment and airport services, complemented by night service with track lighting.