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Chocó Department

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that include 300 bird species. Forest degradation takes at least 50 years to regenerate, and regeneration efforts are not keeping pace with the rate of further deforestation. Soil erosion, negative effects on species' feeding and reproductive cycles, fragmentation of habitat, and loss of species are all consequences of this large-scale deforestation.
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Chocó has a diverse geography, unique ecosystems and unexploited natural resources; however, its population has one of the lowest standards of living of all departments in Colombia. A major factor cited by the government is the rugged, montane rainforest environment and the hot, hyperhumid climate.
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El Pangán ProAves Reserve, in the biogeographic region of Chocó, charged with protecting area's biodiversity, with special consideration of protecting bird species, is greatly challenged and not sufficiently equipped to meet the numerous conservation threats to a great diversity of fauna and flora
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These factors have limited any significant infrastructure improvements to the region, and Chocó remains one of the most isolated regions of Colombia, with no major transportation infrastructure built since initial foundations were laid down in 1967 for a highway connecting Chocó with the city of
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The area has little access to medical care. In August 2016, Colombian media reported that some 50 children starved in less than three months, creating awareness of the grave condition Choco’s inhabitants are facing. That same year, an additional 10 adults and senior citizens, of the indigenous
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Measuring the extent of biodiversity loss in Chocó thus far was previously difficult due to the remoteness of most of the region. However, with advances in LiDAR imaging and the efforts of various nonprofit conservation organizations, there is much documentation to identify and quantify the
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Threats to this rich biodiversity, despite the region's conservation priority status, are many. Approximately 80% of the forest has been converted to other uses, such as slash-and-burn and intensive agriculture, inappropriate and illegal logging, and cattle ranching.
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For example, a 2019 analysis of more than 80,000 ha of LiDAR samples to quantify the vegetation structure, disturbance, and elevation in Chocó forests, a loss of more than 115 million tons of dry biomass, or 58 million tons of carbon was documented.
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population in the nation, and a large population of Amerindian and mixed African-Amerindian Colombians. It is in the west of the country, and is the only Colombian department to have
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community in Chocó, died due to preventable causes such as malaria and diarrhea. In spite of the department’s ranking of “world's rainiest lowland” (the
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in 1510 and disestablished in 1524, just 14 years later. The department was created in 1944. Its low population, mountainous and inhospitable
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The Chocó is inhabited predominantly by Afro-Colombians, descendants of enslaved Africans imported and brought to this area by the
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are cut by low valleys, with an altitude less than 1,000 meters, that form most of the territory. Most of the Chocó is thick
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Meyer, Victoria; Saatchi, Sassan; Ferraz, António; Xu, Liang; Duque, Alvaro; García, Mariano; Chave, Jérôme (23 March 2019).
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people. More than half of their total population in Colombia lives in Chocó, some 35,500. They practice hunting and
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resulted in Chocó receiving little attention from the Colombian government. During the reign of military dictator
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Forests of the biogeographic region of Chocó in critical danger of disappearing, ProAves. 23 November, 2020.
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https://proaves.org/en/forests-of-the-biogeographic-region-of-choco-in-critical-danger-of-disappearing/
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is the largest city, with a population of almost 100,000. Other important cities and towns include
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Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena-Threats, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Conservation International.
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Analyse multi-aléas et risques naturels dans le département du Chocó (nord-ouest de la Colombie)
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The total population as of 2005 was less than half a million, with more than half living in the
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Mosquera-Machados, Silvia del Carmen (2002) "Cadre général du département du Choco" in
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and the break in the Pan-American Highway between Yaviza, Panama and Turbo, Colombia
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valley. According to a 2005 census the ethnic composition of the department is:
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output (28,359 ounces of platinum in 2011). Chocó is also Colombia's top
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Choco Department Tourism and Trip Planning website (English and Spanish)
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Alternative Development, Economic Interests and Paramilitaries in Uraba
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Slavery on the Spanish Frontier: The Colombian Chocó, 1680-1810
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Fundación ProAves - por la conservación en el país de las aves
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The Chocó Department makes up most of the ecoregion known as
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Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation
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holds the record for the world’s highest average annual
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Chocó: La dimensión territorial y el logro de los ODM
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overthrew Pinilla's government and ended such plans.
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The first city founded by conquistadors in mainland
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(2012). 426: 1241:NOAA Satellite and Information Service 1188:The Hispanic American Historical Review 1019: 335: 313: 301: 279: 248: 235:46,530 km (17,970 sq mi) 225: 209: 197: 187: 155: 120: 96: 68: 59: 589:The Chocó is a Key Biodiversity Area ( 1575:https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/ 1194:(4), Duke University Press: 717–718, 364: 325: 284: 271: 261: 253: 238: 230: 214: 175: 108: 7: 832:, and Solano Bay on the West Coast. 1525:todacolombia.com – Chocó Department 222:Ariel Palacios Calderón (2020–2023) 1415:Salaman, Paul (23 November 2020). 1305:Salaman, Paul (23 November 2020). 595:United Nations Development Program 25: 1468:"86 tribus subsisten en Colombia" 1281:"Sustainable Development Success" 1064:Historical Dictionary of Colombia 561:. Each has many tributaries. 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The City Paper - Bogotá 704: 656:—     611:environmental degradation 518:is covered mostly by the 121: 109: 97: 69: 60: 51: 1216:"¿Se debe acabar Chocó?" 782:Towns and municipalities 613:and biodiversity loss. 42:Departamento del Chocó ( 41: 2051:Departments of Colombia 1624:Departments of Colombia 2011:Capital district: 1577:Key Biodiversity Areas 1563:assassinated by gunmen 893:El Cantón de San Pablo 817:on the Pacific Coast. 731:and live near rivers. 523: 500:Gabriel París Gordillo 457: 436: 362:Spanish pronunciation: 27:Department of Colombia 1139:hdi.globaldatalab.org 715:after conquering the 630:Historical population 567:Cordillera Occidental 513: 482:Gustavo Rojas Pinilla 470:Vasco Núñez de Balboa 450:Vasco Núñez de Balboa 447: 430: 276:11/km (30/sq mi) 1482:on 27 September 2007 1442:"Reloj de Población" 918:Litoral del San Juan 903:El Carmen del Darién 593:). According to the 541:The municipality of 476:, and distance from 273: • Density 183:Pacific/Chocó Region 1565:on 12 January 2007. 1098:on 13 November 2009 1043:on 22 February 2013 975:San José del Palmar 898:El Carmen de Atrato 807:El Carmen de Atrato 631: 137: /  39:Department of Chocó 995:Unión Panamericana 713:Spanish colonizers 530:that extends from 524: 458: 437: 286: • Total 255: • Total 232: • Total 104:Choco shown in red 2033: 2032: 2028: 2027: 1077:978-0-8108-7813-6 809:in the interior, 709: 708: 401:. 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Index

Choco Department
Spanish
Department

Flag of Department of Chocó
Coat of arms of Department of Chocó
Choco shown in red
Topography of the department
5°42′N 76°40′W / 5.700°N 76.667°W / 5.700; -76.667
Country
Colombia
Region
Pacific/Chocó Region
Established
Capital
Quibdó
Governor
9th
23rd
COP
US$
Time zone
UTC-05
ISO 3166 code
CO-CHO
Municipalities
HDI
30th of 33
[tʃoˈko]
department

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