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Meta was established as a department on 1 July 1960.[4]
Meta was a department particularly effected by the violence of the Colombian conflict,[5] with large areas being under the control of the FARC before the 2016 peace deal.[6]
In May 2021, flooding effected over 5,400 people and 1,100 homes in the department when the Meta River to 8.73 metres (28.6 ft).[7]
Like all departments in Colombia, Meta has a Governor and a Departmental Assembly.[19]
Economy
Historically, the department's economy has been dependent on oil and gas. In the early 2020s, the national and departmental government began an effort to focus on and invest in tourism centered around its natural attractions.[6]
The flag of Meta has 17 horizontal stripes (nine green, eight white), representing Meta's place as the seventeenth department created in Colombia.[20]
The department has a monument marking the exact geographic center of Colombia, in a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López.[21]
^"Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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