La Guajira Department

La Guajira Department
Department
Flag of La Guajira Department Flag Coat of arms of La Guajira Department Coat of arms
Anthem: Himno de La Guajira.
La Guajira shown in red La Guajira shown in red
Topography of the department Topography of the department
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean Region
Established	July 1, 1965
Capital	Riohacha
Area
• Total	20,848 km2 (8,049 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	880,560
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-LAG
Municipalities	15
Website	www.laguajira.gov.co/

La Guajira is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Riohacha.

It covers most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country. La Guajira is on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela.

Municipalities

File:Map of La Guajira municipalities.png

Municipalities of La Guajira Department. Municipality and city of Riohacha highlighted in dark gray and red respectively.

1. File:Flag of Albania, La Guajira.png Albania
2. File:Flag of Barrancas Guajira.png Barrancas
3. File:Flag of Dibulla.png Dibulla
4. File:Flag of Distracción (La Guajira).svg Distracción
5. File:Flag of El Molino, La Guajira.png El Molino
6. File:Flag of Fonseca, La Guajira.png Fonseca
7. File:Flag of Hatonuevo (La Guajira).svg Hatonuevo
8. File:Flag of La Jagua del Pilar.png La Jagua del Pilar
9. File:Flag of Maicao.svg Maicao
10. File:Flag of Manaure, La Guajira.png Manaure
11. File:Flag of Riohacha.svg Riohacha
12. File:Flag of San Juan del Cesar.png San Juan del Cesar
13. File:Flag of Uribia (La Guajira).svg Uribia
14. File:Flag of Urumita (La Guajira).svg Urumita
15. File:Villanuevaguajiraflag.png Villanueva