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| Amazon region | |
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| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropic |
| Biome | Rainforest, Wetlands |
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| Country |  Colombia |
| Coordinates | 1°N72°W / 1°N 72°W /1; -72 |
| Rivers | Caquetá,Putumayo,Amazon |
| Climate type | Tropical |
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| Amazon rainforest |
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Biodiversity |
Amazon natural region in southernColombia comprises thedepartments ofAmazonas,Caquetá,Guainía,Guaviare,Putumayo andVaupés, and covers an area of 483,000 square kilometres (186,000 sq mi), 35% of Colombia's total territory. The region is mostly covered bytropical rainforest, or jungle, which is a part of the greaterAmazon rainforest.
The region is bounded by theEast Andes along the western edge and extends to the Venezuelan and Brazilian borders in the east. The northern limit begins with the Guaviare and Vichada Rivers and extends south to the Putumayo and Amazon Rivers.
The Amazon region is divided up into distinct subregions:
Other important rivers include the Vaupés, Apaporis and Yarí.
The tropical rainforest, classified more specifically as atropical moist broadleaf forest. Within the Colombian Amazon region, there are five moist forestecoregions:
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