Cauca Department
Map of Cauca Department
075 km (47 mi)150 km (93 mi)225 km (140 mi)300 km (186 mi)
Height
0 m (0 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), Max altitude 5376 m (17640 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Cauca Department
Height from south to north in Cauca Department
1North Pacific Ocean (Northwest)0 m2Cauca953 to 2 324 m3Japurá222 to 1 091 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Popayán
Population: 1,491,937 (Wikidata, 2020)
Area: 29,308 km² / 11,316 sq mi
Created: 1857
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Nevado del Huila (5 364 m)
Lowest point: 0 m
Borders
- Nariño Department — Southwest
- Putumayo Department — South
- Tolima Department — Northeast
- Huila Department — Southeast
- Caquetá Department — Southeast
- Valle del Cauca Department — North