The Pacific Region is located on Colombia's western, Pacific coast, and covers an area of 83,170 km². It extends from the Gulf of Urabá in the north to the border with Ecuador in the south, and includes part of the departments of Nariño, Cauca, Valle de Cauca and Antioquia, and the whole of Chocó department.
This region is distinguished by its high humidity. Precipitation is among the highest in the world, with an average of 4,000 mm per year and some areas that receive as much as 12,000 mm per year. These high levels of precipitation support a number of rivers, including the Atrato River, San Juan River, Patía River, Baudó River and Mira River. The population of the region is mainly Afro-Colombian (it also includes several indigenous settlements), and the economy is based on mining (gold and platinum), timber, fishing, cattle raising and agriculture (particularly the cultivation of borojo, banana and plantain). Buenaventura is Colombia's main Pacific port.
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