Meta Department

For similarly named areas, see Meta (disambiguation) § Places.

Department of Meta Departamento del Meta
Department
View of the Caño Cristales
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta
Anthem: "Ay Mi Llanura"
Meta shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Orinoquía Region
Established	July 1, 1960
Capital	Villavicencio
Government
• Governor	Marcela Amaya (2016-2019)
Area
• Total	85,635 km2 (33,064 sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,039,722
• Rank	19th
• Density	12.141/km2 (31.446/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	COP 58,440 billion (US$ 13.7 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-MET
Provinces	4
Municipalities	29
HDI	0.798 high · 7th of 33
Website	www.meta.gov.co

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Meta Department (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeta]) is one of the 32 departments that compose the Republic of Colombia. Largely located within the country's Orinoquía natural region and covered by the Llanos, it is close to the geographic center of the country, east of the Andes mountains. Its capital is the city of Villavicencio.