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Nariño is a
departmentColombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of
ColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
named after
Antonio NariñoAntonio de la Santísima Concepción Nariño y Álvarez was an ideological Colombian precursor and one of the early political and military leaders of the independence movement in the New Granada - Early political activity :Nariño was born to an aristocratic family...
. It is in the west of the country, bordering
EcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and the
Pacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
.
Its capital is
PastoPasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sea level...
, other important cities include
TumacoTumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern of Colombia, near to border with Ecuador, and enjoys of hot tropical climate...
,
Ipiales.
Municipalities
- Albán
Albán is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Aldana
Aldana is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Ancuya
Ancuya is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Arboleda
Arboleda is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Barbacoas
Barbacoas is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Belén
Belén is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Buesaco
Buesaco is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Chachagüí
Chachagüí is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Colón
Colón is a municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Te municipality head is the town of Génova....
(Génova)
- Consaca
Consaca is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.Consaca is a town and municipality of Nariño Colombia, and has 12.639 inhabitants....
- Contadero
Contadero is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Córdoba
Córdoba is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Cuaspud
Cuaspud is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Cumbal
Cumbal is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Cumbitara
Cumbitara is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- El Charco
El Charco is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- El Peñol
- El Rosario
El Rosario is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- El Tablón
El Tablón is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.Travelers visit the town for its "mystical stone statues" from the pre-Columbian era and other archaeological sites , go rock climbing, and do horseback riding...
- El Tambo
El Tambo is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia named after the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro.-External links:...
- Funes
Funes is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Guachucal
-See also:*List of highest towns by country...
- Guaitarilla
Guaitarilla is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. It is located in South America and is touching both the Caribbean and the South Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. Its main language is Spanish....
- Gualmatán
Gualmatán , is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Iles
Iles is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Imues
Imues is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Ipiales
- La Cruz
La Cruz is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- La Florida
La Florida is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.The village of La Florida was founded on the 11th of November of 1820 under the original name of Mombuco which means "small valley". It was founded by Don Juan Meneses and formed part of the dioceses of San Bartholome of Matituy...
- La Llanada
La Llanada is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- La Tola
La Tola is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- La Unión
La Unión is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Leiva
Leiva is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Linares
Linares is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.Among the products of this municipality are the Panela which is obtained from the Sugar Cane....
- Los Andes
Los Andes is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Magui
Magui is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Mallama
Mallama is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Mosquera
Mosquera is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.-External links:...
- Nariño
Nariño is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Olaya Herrera
Olaya Herrera is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Named after the former President of Colombia Enrique Olaya Herrera....
- Ospina
-See also:*Germán Ospina...
- Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sea level...
- Policarpa
Policarpa is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Potosí
Potosí is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Providencia
Providencia is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Puerres
Puerres is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.-External links:* - cultural information from the municipality of Puerres....
- Pupiales
Pupiales is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Ricaurte
Ricaurte is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Roberto Payán
Roberto Payán is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Samaniego
For the town in Spain, see Samaniego.Samaniego is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- San Bernardo
San Bernardo is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Sandona
- San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- San Pablo
San Pablo is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- San Pedro de Cartago
San Pedro de Cartago is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Santacruz
Santacruz is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Sapuyes
Sapuyes is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Taminango
Taminango is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Tangua
Tangua is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Tumaco
Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern of Colombia, near to border with Ecuador, and enjoys of hot tropical climate...
- Tuquerres
Túquerres is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
- Yacuanquer
Yacuanquer is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
External links
Government of Narino official website