Meta Department (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeta]) is one of the 32 departments that compose the Republic of Colombia. Largely located within the country's Orinoquía natural region and covered by the Llanos, it is close to the geographic center of the country, east of the Andes mountains. Its capital is the city of Villavicencio.

Meta was established as a department on 1 July 1960.

Meta was a department particularly effected by the violence of the Colombian conflict, with large areas being under the control of the FARC before the 2016 peace deal.

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).

Meta Department is close to the geographic center of Colombia, largely located within the country's Orinoquía natural region. It is east of the Andes mountains. A significant portion of the department is a part of the Llanos, a grassland plain. The homonymous Meta River forms the northeastern border. It is bordered by Cundinamarca, Casanare, Vichada, Caquetá, Guaviare, and Huila Departments.

Parts of Chiribiquete Park, Tinigua National Natural Park, La Macarena National Natural Park, and Caño Cristales are located in the department.

It has an area of 85,635 square kilometres (33,064 sq mi), 7.49% of the country.

Meta Department is composed of 29 municipalities across 4 subregions. Its capital city is Villavicencio.