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Putumayo Department (Colombia)

Departamento de Putumayo

Last modified: 2007-06-09 by dov gutterman
Keywords: putumayo | colombia |
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Flag of PUTUMAYO
image by Blas Delgado Ortiz , 28 May 2000



See also:

Municipalities:

  • Mocoa (Capital)
  • Colón
  • Orito
  • Puerto Asís
  • Puerto Caicedo
  • Puerto Guzmán
  • Puerto Leguízamo
  • San Francisco
  • San Miguel
  • Santiago
  • Sibundoy
  • Valle del Guamuez
  • Villagarzón

Note: In some sites (such as <www.fnd.org.co> and <colombia.jairobernal.com>) the flag appears as above. At other sites (such as <www.putumayenses.com.co>, the order of colors is reversed.


Overview

According to <www.todacolombia.com>: Black stripe stands for petroleum ("black gold"), main wealth of Putumayo. White is for calm nature of Putumayense people. Green is for forests that cover 4/5 of area.
Ivan Sarajcic, 7 February 2007


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