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Cauca Department
Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Narino Department to the south, covering a total area of 29,308 Km, the 13th largest in Colombia. Its capital is the city of Popayan. The offshore island of Malpelo belongs to the department.
Municipalities
Almaguer
Argelia
Balboa
Bolivar
Buenos Aires
Cajibio
Caldono
Caloto
Corinto
El Tambo
Florencia
Guapi
Inza
Jambalo
La Sierra
La Vega
Lopez
Mercaderes
Miranda
Morales
Padilla
Paez
Patia
Piamonte
Piendamo
Popayan
Puerto Tejada
Purace
Rosas
San Sebastian
Santander de Quilichao
Santa Rosa
Silvia
Sotara
Suarez
Sucre
Timbio
Timbiqui
Toribio
Totoro
Villa Rica
See also
Colombian Civil War (1860-1862) in which Cauca was heavily involved
External links
Democracy Now!. Indigenous Community in Colombia Fears Start of "Dirty War". Guests: Ezequiel Vitonas, former mayor of Toribio, and Manuel Rozental, human rights activist. Interviewer: Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman. Segment available in transcript and via streaming real audio, 128k streaming Real Video or MP3 download. 12:29 minutes. Friday, May 20th, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2005.
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