Vichada

Vichada () is a depairtment o the Colombie in Sooth Americae. Vichada is locatit in the eastren plains o Colombie, in the Orinoquia Region athin the Orinoco river basin. The depairtment is the seicont lairgest in Colombie an scarcely populatit in comparison tae ither depairtments.

The depairtment o Vichada wis previously a commissary established in 1913.

The lairgest toun an caipital o the depairtment is Puerto Carreño locatit in extreme northeastren pairt o the depairtment an borderin Venezuela. the depairtment is subdividit intae fower municipalities; Puerto Carreño, La Primavera, Santa Rosalía an Cumaribo. It contains 46 indigenous reserves an 6 commonties an aw.

History
In 1913 the govrenment o Colombie creatit the commissar o Vichada an the caipital wis established in a locality kent as El Picacho atween the Meta an Orinoco rivers. The toun wis namit Puerto Carreño in honor o Pedro María Carreño, then actin Meenister o Govrenment.[  Alcaldia de Puerto Carreño: Historia]

In August 1974, Puerto Carreño wis elevatit tae the category o municipality bi decree 1594 o that same year.

On 5 Julie 1991 Vichada wis elevatit tae the category o depairtment an Puerto Carreño as its caipital.

Municipalities
150px|thumb|left|Poleetical diveesion, municipalities o Vichada

 Cumaribo
 La Primavera
 Puerto Carreño
 Santa Rosalía

References

Freemit airtins
 Govrenment o Vichada offeecial wabsteid 


Category:Depairtments o Colombie
Category:States an territories established in 1991