Departments of Colombia
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Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and a Capital District (Distrito Capital). Each department has a Governor (gobernador) and a Department Assembly (Asamblea Departamental), elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods. Departments are country subdivisions and are granted a certain degree of autonomy.
Departments are formed by a grouping of municipalities (municipios, sing. municipio). Municipal government is headed by mayor (alcalde) and administered by a Municipal Council (concejo municipal), both of which are elected for four-year periods.
The Capital District is the country's capital, Bogotá. Bogotá is partially dependent on the Department of Cundinamarca that surrounds it.
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Chart of departments
Each one of the departments of Colombia in the map below links to a corresponding article.
| Department | Capital | Area (km²) | Population | Date of establishment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazonas | Leticia | 109,665 | 80,360 | October 5, 1991 |
| 2 | Antioquia | Medellín | 63,612 | 5,750,478 | 1826 |
| 3 | Arauca | Arauca | 23,818 | 282,302 | July 4, 1991 |
| 4 | Atlántico | Barranquilla | 3,388 | 2,365,663 | 1910 |
| 5 | Bolívar | Cartagena | 25,978 | 2,229,967 | June 15, 1857 |
| 6 | Boyacá | Tunja | 23,189 | 1,411,239 | 1858 |
| 7 | Caldas | Manizales | 7,888 | 1,170,187 | 1905 |
| 8 | Caquetá | Florencia | 88,965 | 463,333 | 1982 |
| 9 | Casanare | Yopal | 44,640 | 325,713 | July 4, 1991 |
| 10 | Cauca | Popayán | 29,308 | 1,363,054 | June 15, 1857 |
| 11 | Cesar | Valledupar | 22,905 | 1,050,303 | December, 1967 |
| 12 | Chocó | Quibdó | 46,530 | 413,173 | November 3, 1947 |
| 13 | Córdoba | Montería | 25,020 | 1,392,905 | June 18, 1952 |
| 14 | Cundinamarca | Bogotá | 24,210 | *9,467,562 | June 15, 1857 |
| 15 | Guainía | Inirida | 72,238 | 43,314 | July 13, 1963 |
| 16 | Guaviare | San José del Guaviare | 53,460 | 133,236 | July 4, 1991 |
| 17 | Huila | Neiva | 19,890 | 994,218 | 1905 |
| 18 | La Guajira | Riohacha | 20,848 | 524,619 | July 1, 1965 |
| 19 | Magdalena | Santa Marta | 23,188 | 1,403,318 | July 25, 1824 |
| 20 | Meta | Villavicencio | 85,635 | 771,089 | July 1, 1960 |
| 21 | Nariño | Pasto | 33,268 | 1,775,139 | August 6, 1904 |
| 22 | Norte de Santander | Cúcuta | 21,658 | 1,493,932 | July 25, 1910 |
| 23 | Putumayo | Mocoa | 24,885 | 378,483 | 1991 |
| 24 | Quindío | Armenia | 1,845 | 613,375 | July 1, 1966 |
| 25 | Risaralda | Pereira | 4,140 | 1,024,362 | July 1, 1966 |
| 26 | San Andrés and Providencia | San Andrés | 52 | 83,491 | July 4, 1991 |
| 27 | Santander | Bucaramanga | 30,537 | 2,085,084 | May 13, 1857 |
| 28 | Sucre | Sincelejo | 10,917 | 868,648 | August 18, 1966 |
| 29 | Tolima | Ibagué | 23,562 | 1,312,972 | August 4, 1886 |
| 30 | Valle del Cauca | Cali | 22,140 | 4,524,678 | April 16, 1910 |
| 31 | Vaupés | Mitú | 54,135 | 33,152 | July 4, 1991 |
| 32 | Vichada | Puerto Carreño | 100,242 | 97,276 | July 5, 1991 |
| 33 | Bogotá, Distrito Capital | 1,587 | 7,117,984 | August 6, 1538 | |
| * Estimate includes the country's capital, Bogotá. | |||||
Maps gallery
 Map of the Departments of Colombia with Municipalities. |
Map of Departments of Colombia with names overlaid. |
 Map of Colombia with numbered Departments |
 Political map of Colombia |
See also
- ISO 3166-2:CO
- List of Colombian flags
- List of country subdivisions
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
External links
- (French) List of Colombian departments governors
- Departments of Colombia at statoids.com
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Arauca
Caldas
Caquetá
Casanare
Cauca
Córdoba
Guainía
Guaviare
Huila
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Putumayo
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Sucre
Tolima
Vaupés
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