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The name Arauca is believed to derive from the name of an Indigenous people, who are thought to be related to the Arawak or Arhuaco people.[citation needed] Some have also speculated that the name Arauca is connected with the Araucanian or Mapuche Indians of Chile and Argentina.[citation needed]
History
The first conquistador to set foot in the region of present-day Arauca was Nikolaus Federmann in 1539. He was first a soldier in the company of Georg von Speyer, who passed through the south of present Venezuela and the eastern part of what is today known as Colombia. In 1659, the catholic missions were establishing new settlements in tribal Guahibo, U'wa, Aeric and Chirico tribal lands.
In the eighteenth century, being expelled from the Jesuits under Viceroy Pedro Mesia de la Zerda, the Augustinian Recollect succeeded in their mission of evangelization. They founded five centers of the catechism: Solitude of Cravo, Cuiloto San Javier, San Jose del Ele, Lipa San Joaquin and San Fernando de Arauca.
In 1810, the Araucanian territory became part of the newly created province of Casanare and in 1819 Arauca was incorporated into the province of Cundinamarca. By 1857, Arauca was made part of the Sovereign State of Boyacá, that later became the Boyacá department. In 1891, the Arauca police station was established with chief executive Pedro León Acosta. By decree 113 of January 20, 1955, the territory was elevated to the national quartermaster, and finally, with the Constitution of July 5, 1991, Arauca became a department. Arauca is the regional capital since 1911.
The department's total indigenous population amounts to 3591 people. Across the department 26 resguardos are located in an area of 128,167 hectares (316,710 acres). Six indigenous groups populate this region; U'wa with 1,124 members; Betoye at 800, Sikuani number 782, 441 Hitnü are registered, Kuiba count up to 241, Hitanü are listed at 110, the Chiricoa amount to 63 and thirty Piapoco are registered in Arauca. The predominant ethnic group in the department are the U'wa. They are located in the northeastern foothills of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, until the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Boyacá. Its total population is estimated at 7231 people, belong to the Chibcha language family. U'wa means "intelligent people who can speak".
The Betoye with 800 members constitutes the second-largest ethnic group in the department. They inhabit the banks of the Cravo Norte River and the municipality of Tame. The area of its territory is 702 hectares (1,730 acres). Their language is considered part of the Chibcha language family.[citation needed] Although not retaining their original language, the people speak a mixture of Betoye with Spanish. Certain grammatical structures of the Betoye language persist in this mixture.[citation needed]
The main economical activity of Arauca is centered around the oil industry, with the Caño Limón oilfields as the most important source. The soils of the region have shown good conditions for growing cacao, bananas, cassava, rice, corn and fruit trees, as well as industrial crops such as African palmtree, sorghum, soybeans and sesame. Livestock farming is another important factor of the department's economy.
Municipalities
Map of the Municipalities in Arauca Department
Arauca department consists of seven municipalities.
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^. DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
External links
Arauca travel guide from Wikivoyage
(in Spanish) News, music and photos of Arauca
January 29, 2023
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish August 2012 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 199 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Arauca Colombia see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated es Arauca Colombia to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Arauca Department news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arauca Spanish pronunciation aˈɾawka is a department of Eastern Colombia located in the extreme north of the Orinoco Basin of Colombia the Llanos Orientales bordering Venezuela The southern boundary of Arauca is formed by the Casanare and Meta Rivers separating Arauca from the departments of Casanare and Vichada To the west Arauca borders the department of Boyaca The Cano Limon oil fields located within Arauca account for almost a third of the Colombian oil output Its capital is the town of Arauca Department of Arauca Departamento de AraucaDepartmentSunset over the Arauca RiverFlagCoat of armsMotto s Vamos Arauca Spanish Let s Go Arauca Arauca shown in redTopography of the departmentCoordinates 7 05 N 70 45 W 7 083 N 70 750 W 7 083 70 750 Coordinates 7 05 N 70 45 W 7 083 N 70 750 W 7 083 70 750CountryColombiaRegionOrinoquia RegionEstablished4 July 1991CapitalAraucaGovernment GovernorRicardo Alvarado Bestene 2016 2019 Area Total23 818 km2 9 196 sq mi Rank18thPopulation 2018 1 Total262 174 Rank27th Density11 km2 29 sq mi Time zoneUTC 05ISO 3166 codeCO ARAMunicipalities7HDI 2019 0 740 2 high 20th of 33Websitewww arauca gov co Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 Political and administrative evolution 3 Geography 4 Ethnography 5 Indigenous population 6 Economy 7 Municipalities 8 Gallery 9 References 10 External linksEtymology EditThe name Arauca is believed to derive from the name of an Indigenous people who are thought to be related to the Arawak or Arhuaco people citation needed Some have also speculated that the name Arauca is connected with the Araucanian or Mapuche Indians of Chile and Argentina citation needed History EditThe first conquistador to set foot in the region of present day Arauca was Nikolaus Federmann in 1539 He was first a soldier in the company of Georg von Speyer who passed through the south of present Venezuela and the eastern part of what is today known as Colombia In 1659 the catholic missions were establishing new settlements in tribal Guahibo U wa Aeric and Chirico tribal lands In the eighteenth century being expelled from the Jesuits under Viceroy Pedro Mesia de la Zerda the Augustinian Recollect succeeded in their mission of evangelization They founded five centers of the catechism Solitude of Cravo Cuiloto San Javier San Jose del Ele Lipa San Joaquin and San Fernando de Arauca In 1810 the Araucanian territory became part of the newly created province of Casanare and in 1819 Arauca was incorporated into the province of Cundinamarca By 1857 Arauca was made part of the Sovereign State of Boyaca that later became the Boyaca department In 1891 the Arauca police station was established with chief executive Pedro Leon Acosta By decree 113 of January 20 1955 the territory was elevated to the national quartermaster and finally with the Constitution of July 5 1991 Arauca became a department Arauca is the regional capital since 1911 Political and administrative evolution Edit 1550 The New Kingdom of Granada is officially established under the Audiencia 1810 With the division into new units the Arauca territory becomes part of the province of Casanare 1818 Under president Fernando Serrano and Santander General Commander of the patriotic forces Arauca becomes provisional capital of the Republic 1819 The province of Casanare became part of the Department of Cundinamarca 1831 With the dissolution of Gran Colombia Arauca remains part of the province of Casanare 1886 With the creation of the departments Arauca becomes part of the Department of Boyaca 1911 Creation of the Special Commissioner of Arauca capital of Arauca 1955 The Araucanian territory acquired the status of National Quartermaster 1960 Boyaca Arauca is secreted clarification needed Geography EditIts territory covers an area of 23 818 km2 predominantly composed of plains Ethnography EditHistorical populationYearPop 193811 156 195113 221 18 5 196424 148 82 6 197346 605 93 0 198589 972 93 1 1993185 882 106 6 2005232 112 24 9 2018262 174 13 0 Source 3 The Colombian census does not collect data on race and ethnicity but compiled population estimates of the five groupings are Indigenous Latino 93 70 Afro Colombians 4 07 Native Tribal American or Tribal Indigenous 2 22 Roma 0 01 Asian 0 01 There are small numbers of descendants of European immigrants the Spanish German Portuguese Italian French British Dutch Polish Greek and Arab i e Lebanese Syrian and Palestinian nationalities Many Venezuelan nationals live in the department around 10 15 percent of the population is of Venezuelan origin Indigenous population EditSee also Indigenous peoples of Colombia The department s total indigenous population amounts to 3591 people Across the department 26 resguardos are located in an area of 128 167 hectares 316 710 acres Six indigenous groups populate this region U wa with 1 124 members Betoye at 800 Sikuani number 782 441 Hitnu are registered Kuiba count up to 241 Hitanu are listed at 110 the Chiricoa amount to 63 and thirty Piapoco are registered in Arauca The predominant ethnic group in the department are the U wa They are located in the northeastern foothills of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes until the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Boyaca Its total population is estimated at 7231 people belong to the Chibcha language family U wa means intelligent people who can speak The Betoye with 800 members constitutes the second largest ethnic group in the department They inhabit the banks of the Cravo Norte River and the municipality of Tame The area of its territory is 702 hectares 1 730 acres Their language is considered part of the Chibcha language family citation needed Although not retaining their original language the people speak a mixture of Betoye with Spanish Certain grammatical structures of the Betoye language persist in this mixture citation needed The Guahibo are subdivided into tribes known as Sikuani Kuiba Chiricoa Hitanu iguana clarification needed and Hitnu Macaguane who speak Arawakan languages Economy EditThe main economical activity of Arauca is centered around the oil industry with the Cano Limon oilfields as the most important source The soils of the region have shown good conditions for growing cacao bananas cassava rice corn and fruit trees as well as industrial crops such as African palmtree sorghum soybeans and sesame Livestock farming is another important factor of the department s economy Municipalities Edit Map of the Municipalities in Arauca Department Arauca department consists of seven municipalities Arauca Arauquita Cravo Norte Fortul Puerto Rondon Saravena TameGallery Edit Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Guican Cattle farming in Arauca The arauco is the region s bird Tree in FortulReferences Edit DANE Archived from the original on November 13 2009 Retrieved February 13 2013 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 Reloj de Poblacion DANE Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadisitica Archived from the original on 16 January 2018 Retrieved 6 July 2017 External links Edit Arauca travel guide from Wikivoyage in Spanish News music and photos of Arauca Le Sang de la terre documentary about Arauca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arauca Department amp oldid 1087937681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
