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Department of Nariño
Departamento del Nariño

Department of Colombia
[[File:|100px|Coat of arms of Department of Nariño]] Flag of the Department of Nariño Coat of arms of the Department of Nariño
Motto: La Fuerza del Cambio Continúa (Spanish: The Force of Change Continues)
Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño
Nariño shown in red
Established	August 6, 1904
Region	Pacific Region/Andes Region
Capital	Pasto
Number of Provinces	3
Number of Municipalities	62
Governor - Governor's Political Party	Antonio Navarro Wolff Alternative Democratic Pole
Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)	Ranked 11 33,268 km² km² km² (%)
Population  - Total (2005)  - Density	Ranked 8 1,531,777[1] 46.04/km²
ISO code	CO-NAR
Government's Website: www.gobernar.gov.co

Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.

Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.

Municipalities

References

External links

• (Spanish) Government of Narino official website

Departments of Colombia  Amazonas  Antioquia  Arauca  Atlántico  Bolívar  Boyacá  Caldas  Caquetá  Casanare  Cauca  Cesar  Chocó  Córdoba  Cundinamarca  Guainía  Guaviare  Huila  La Guajira  Magdalena  Meta  Nariño  N. Santander  Putumayo  Quindío  Risaralda  San Andrés  Santander  Sucre  Tolima  Valle del Cauca  Vaupés  Vichada Capital district:  Bogotá

From Wikitravel

Nariño is a department in the Pacifica region of Colombia.

• Pasto - the capital of the Departament, There are carried out big events like Carnival in January
• Ipiales - second important city in the Departament, located in the frontier with Ecuador
• Cuatro Esquinas