Pando Department

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

"Trabajo Industria Progreso"
"Work, Industry, Progress"
Anthem:
Tierra santa, vestida de gloria
Holy land, dressed in glory
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
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Pando is a department in Bolivia.[1] The capital city is Cobija.

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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