Pando Department

Pando is a department in Bolivia.[1] The capital city is Cobija.

Pando Department
Departamento de Pando
Meeting of Waters, Manuripi and Madre de Dios Rivers, Near Sena, Bolivia
Meeting of Waters, Manuripi and Madre de Dios Rivers, Near Sena, Bolivia
Flag of the Pando Department
Flag
Motto(s): 

"Trabajo Industria Progreso"
"Work, Industry, Progress"
Anthem:
Tierra santa, vestida de gloria
Holy land, dressed in glory
Map indicating the Pando Department within Bolivia
Pando Department (red) within Bolivia
EstablishedSeptember 24, 1938
Named forJosé Manuel Pando
CapitalCobijaa
Provinces5
Area
 • Total63,827 km2 (24,644 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total110,436
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4
Area code+(591) 3
ISO 3166 codeBO-N
Official languageSpanish
AbbreviationsPA
Websitewww.pando.gob.bo
a. Also largest city.

Provinces of Pando
  • Abuná
  • Federico Román
  • Madre de Dios
  • Manuripi
  • Nicolás Suárez

Places of interest
  • Manuripi-Heath Amazonian Wildlife National Reserve
  • International Recreational Fishing Championship of Puerto Rico, Pando, Bolivia
  • Porvenir (Pando)

References
  1. "The World Factbook". CIA. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

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