Municipalities of Colombia
Municipalities of Colombia
The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities made up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,119 municipalities (municipios). Each one of them is led by a Mayor (Alcalde) elected by popular vote and represents the maximum executive government official at a municipality level under the mandate of the governor of their department which is a representative of all municipalities in the Department; Municipalities are grouped to form departments.
The municipalities of Colombia are also grouped in an association called the Federación Colombiana de Municipios (Colombian Federation of Municipalities) which functions as a union under the private law and under the constitutional right to free association to defend their common interests.[1]
The municipalities are listed below, by department:
Amazonas Department
Municipalities of Amazonas and its department corregimientos.
The Department of Amazonas is formed by two municipalities which are Leticia and Puerto Nariño; and by "department corregimientos" which is a special combined functions between a municipality and a corregimiento. The reason for this classification is that the large territory is mostly inhospitable, inhabited only by indigenous peoples and within the Amazon rainforest.
- Municipalities
- Leticia
- Puerto Nariño
- Special Corregimientos
- El Encanto
- La Chorrera
- La Pedrera
- La Victoria
- Mirití-Paraná
- Puerto Alegría
- Puerto Arica
- Puerto Santander
- Tarapacá
Municipalities of Antioquia.
Arauca Department
Municipalities of Arauca
- Arauca
- Arauquita
- Cravo Norte
- Fortul
- Puerto Rondón
- Saravena
- Tame
Municipalities of
Atlántico. The district and urban area of
Barranquilla is highlighted
- Baranoa
- Barranquilla
- Campo de la Cruz
- Candelaria
- Galapa
- Juan de Acosta
- Luruaco
- Malambo
- Manatí
- Palmar de Varela
- Piojó
- Polonuevo
- Ponedera
- Puerto Colombia
- Repelon
- Sabanagrande
- Sabanalarga
- Santa Lucia
- Santo Tomas
- Soledad
- Suan
- Tubará
- Usiacurí
Bogotá, Capital District
Bogotá Capital District with its 20 localities
Bogotá is divided into localities (localidades):
- Antonio Nariño
- Barrios Unidos
- Bosa
- Chapinero
- Ciudad Bolívar
- Engativá
- Fontibon
- Kennedy
- La Candelaria
- Los Mártires
- Puente Aranda
- Rafael Uribe Uribe
- San Cristóbal
- Santa Fe
- Suba
- Sumapaz
- Teusaquillo
- Tunjuelito
- Usaquén
- Usme
Municipalities of Bolívar.
- Achí
- Altos del Rosario
- Arjona
- Arroyo Hondo
- Barranco de Loba
- Calamar
- Cantagallo
- Cartagena
- Cicuco
- Clemencia
- Córdoba
- El Carmen de Bolívar
- El Guamo
- El Peñón
- Hatillo de Loba
- Magangué
- Mahates
- Margarita
- Maria La Baja
- Mompóx
- Montecristo
- Morales
- Norosí
- Pinillos
- Regidor
- Rio Viejo
- San Cristobal
- San Estanislao
- San Fernando
- San Jacinto
- San Juan Nepomuceno
- San Martín de Loba
- San Pablo
- Santa Catalina
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa del Sur
- Simiti
- Soplaviento
- Talaiga Nuevo
- Tiquisio
- Turbaco
- Turbana
- Villanueva
- Zambrano
Municipalities of
Boyacá. The district and urban area of
Tunja high lightened
- Almeida
- Aquitania
- Arcabuco
- Belén
- Berbeo
- Beteitiva
- Boavita
- Boyacá
- Briceño
- Buenavista
- Busbanzá
- Caldas
- Campohermoso
- Cerinza
- Chinavita
- Chiquinquirá
- Chiquiza
- Chiscas
- Chita
- Chitaraque
- Chivatá
- Chivor
- Ciénaga
- Coper
- Corrales
- Covarachía
- Cubará
- Cucaita
- Cuitiva
- Cómbita
- Duitama
- El Cocuy
- El Espino
- Firavitoba
- Floresta
- Gachantivá
- Garagoa
- Guacamayas
- Guateque
- Guayatá
- Gámeza
- Güicán
- Iza
- Jenesano
- Jericó
- La Capilla
- La Uvita
- La Victoria
- Labranzagrande
- Macanal
- Maripí
- Miraflores
- Mongua
- Monguí
- Moniquirá
- Motavita
- Muzo
- Nobsa
- Nuevo Colón
- Oicatá
- Otanche
- Pachavita
- Paipa
- Pajarito
- Panqueba
- Pauna
- Paya
- Paz de Río
- Pesca
- Pisba
- Puerto Boyacá
- Páez
- Quipama
- Ramiriquí
- Rondón
- Ráquira
- Saboyá
- Samacá
- San Eduardo
- San José de Pare
- San Luis de Gaceno
- San Mateo
- San Miguel de Sema
- San Pablo de Borbur
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa de Viterbo
- Santa Sofía
- Santana
- Sativanorte
- Sativasur
- Siachoque
- Soatá
- Socha
- Socotá
- Sogamoso
- Somondoco
- Sora
- Soracá
- Sotaquira
- Susacón
- Sutamarchán
- Sutatenza
- Sáchica
- Tasco
- Tenza
- Tibaná
- Tibasosa
- Tinjacá
- Tipacoque
- Toca
- Togüí, Boyacá
- Tota
- Tunja
- Tununguá
- Turmequé
- Tuta
- Tutasá
- Tópaga
- Úmbita
- Ventaquemada
- Villa de Leyva
- Viracachá
- Zetaquirá
Caldas Department
Municipalities of Caldas.
- Aguadas
- Anserma
- Aranzazu
- Belalcázar
- Chinchiná
- Filadelfia
- La Dorada
- La Merced
- Manizales
- Manzanares
- Marmato
- Marquetalia
- Marulanda
- Neira
- Norcasia
- Pácora
- Palestina
- Pensilvania
- Riosucio
- Risaralda
- Salamina
- Samaná
- San José
- Supía
- Victoria
- Villamaría
- Viterbo
Caquetá Department
Municipalities of Caquetá.
- Albania
- Belén de Andaquies
- Cartagena de Chairá
- Curillo
- El Doncello
- El Paujil
- Florencia
- La Montañita
- Milán
- Morelia
- Puerto Rico
- San José de la Fragua
- San Vicente del Caguán
- Solano
- Solita
- Valparaíso
Casanare Department
Municipalities of Casanare.
- Aguazul
- Chameza
- Hato Corozal
- La Salina
- Maní
- Monterrey
- Nunchia
- Orocue
- Paz de Ariporo
- Pore
- Recetor
- Sabanalarga
- Sacama
- San Luis de Palenque
- Tamara
- Tauramena
- Trinidad
- Villanueva
- Yopal
Cauca Department
Municipalities of Cauca.
- Almaguer
- Argelia
- Balboa
- Bolívar
- Buenos Aires
- Cajibio
- Caldono
- Caloto
- Corinto
- El Tambo
- Florencia
- Guapi
- Inza
- Jambalo
- La Sierra
- La Vega
- Lopez
- Mercaderes
- Miranda
- Morales
- Padilla
- Paez
- Patia
- Piamonte
- Piendamó
- Popayán
- Puerto Tejada
- Purace
- Rosas
- San Sebastian
- Santander de Quilichao
- Santa Rosa
- Silvia
- Sotara
- Suarez
- Sucre
- Timbio
- Timbiqui
- Toribio
- Totoro
- Villa Rica
Municipalities of Cesar.
- Aguachica
- Astrea
- Becerril
- Bosconia
- Chimichagua
- Chiriguana
- Codazzi
- Curumani
- El Copey
- El Paso
- Gamarra
- González
- La Gloria
- La Jagua de Ibirico
- Manaure
- Pailitas
- Pelaya
- Pueblo Bello
- Rio de Oro
- Robles La Paz
- San Alberto
- San Diego
- San Martín
- Tamalameque
- Valledupar
Municipalities of Chocó.
- Acandí
- Alto Baudó
- Atrato
- Bagadó
- Bahía Solano
- Bajo Baudó
- Belén de Bajirá
- Bojayá
- Carmen del Darién
- Cértegui
- Condoto
- El Cantón de San Pablo
- El Carmen de Atrato
- Istmina
- Juradó
- Litoral del San Juán
- Lloró
- Medio Atrato
- Medio Baudó
- Medio San Juán
- Nóvita
- Nuquí
- Quibdó
- Río Iró
- Río Quito
- Riosucio
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía
- Unión Panamericana
Córdoba Department
Municipalities in the Córdoba Department.
- Ayapel
- Buenavista
- Canalete
- Cereté
- Chimá
- Chinú
- Ciénaga de Oro
- Cotorra
- La Apartada
- Lorica
- Los Córdobas
- Momil
- Monitos
- Montelíbano
- Montería
- Planeta Rica
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Escondido
- Puerto Libertador
- Purísima
- Sahagún
- San Andrés de Sotavento
- San Antero
- San Bernardo del Viento
- San Carlos
- San José de Uré
- San Pelayo
- Tierralta
- Tuchín
- Valencia
Municipalities of Cundinamarca and the Capital District.
- Agua de Dios
- Albán
- Anapoima
- Anolaima
- Apulo
- Arbeláez
- Beltrán
- Bituima
- Bojacá
- Cabrera
- Cachipay
- Cajicá
- Caparrapí
- Caqueza
- Carmen de Carupa
- Chaguani
- Chinauta
- Chipaque
- Choachi
- Chocontá
- Chía
- Cogua
- Cota
- Cucunubá
- El Colegio
- El Peñón
- El Rosal
- Facatativá
- Fomeque
- Fosca
- Funza
- Fusagasugá
- Fúquene
- Gachala
- Gachancipá
- Gacheta
- Gama
- Girardot
- Granada
- Guachetá
- Guaduas
- Guasca
- Guataqui
- Guatavita
- Guayabal de Síquima
- Guayabetal
- Gutierrez
- Jerusalen
- Junín
- La Calera
- La Mesa
- La Palma
- La Peña
- La Vega
- Lenguazaque
- Machetá
- Madrid
- Manta
- Medina
- Mosquera
- Nariño
- Nemocón
- Nilo
- Nimaima
- Nocaima
- Pacho
- Paime
- Pandi
- Paratebueno
- Pasca
- Puerto Salgar
- Puli
- Quebradanegra
- Quetame
- Quipile
- Ricaurte
- San Antonio del Tequendama
- San Bernardo
- San Cayetano
- San Francisco
- San Juan Rioseco
- Sasaima
- Sesquilé
- Sibaté
- Silvania
- Simijacá
- Soacha
- Sopó
- Subachoque
- Suesca
- Supatá
- Susa
- Sutatausa
- Tabio
- Tausa
- Tena
- Tenjo
- Tibacuy
- Tibiritá
- Tocaima
- Tocancipá
- Topaipí
- Ubalá
- Ubaque
- Ubaté
- Une
- Útica
- Venecia
- Vergara
- Viani
- Villagómez
- Villapinzón
- Villeta
- Viotá
- Yacopí
- Zipacón
- Zipaquirá
Municipalities of Guajira.
- Albania
- Barrancas
- Dibulla
- Distracción
- El Molino
- Fonseca
- Hatonuevo
- La Jagua del Pilar
- Maicao
- Manaure
- Riohacha
- San Juan del Cesar
- Uribia
- Urumita
- Villanueva
Guainía Department
- Barranco Minas
- Cacahual
- Guaviare
- Inirida
- La Guadalupe
- Morichal Nuevo
- Pana Pana
- Puerto Colombia
- San Felipe
Guaviare Department
- Calamar
- El Retorno
- Miraflores
- San José del Guaviare
Huila Department
Municipalities of Huila.
- Acevedo
- Agrado
- Aipe
- Algeciras
- Altamira
- Baraya
- Campoalegre
- Colombia
- Elias
- Garzón
- Gigante
- Guadalupe
- Hobo
- Iquira
- Isnos
- La Argentina
- La Plata
- Nataga
- Neiva
- Oporapa
- Paicol
- Palermo
- Palestina
- Pital
- Pitalito
- Rivera
- Saladoblanco
- San Agustín
- Santa María
- Suaza
- Tarqui
- Tello
- Teruel
- Tesalia
- Timana
- Villavieja
- Yaguara
Municipalities of Magdalena.
- Algarrobo
- Aracataca
- Ariguani
- Cerro San Antonio
- Chibolo
- Ciénaga
- Concordia
- El Banco
- El Piñón
- El Retén
- Fundación
- Guamal
- Nueva Granada
- Pedraza
- Pinto
- Pijiño
- Pivijay
- Plato
- Pueblo Viejo
- Remolino
- Sabanas de San Angel
- Salamina
- San Sebastián de Buenavista
- Santa Ana
- Santa Marta
- San Zenón
- Sitio Nuevo
- Tenerife
- Zapayán
- Zona Bananera
Meta Department
Municipalities of Meta. The district and urban area of Villavicencio high lightened
- Acacias
- Barranca de Upía
- Cabuyaro
- Castilla la Nueva
- Cubarral
- Cumaral
- El Calvario
- El Castillo
- El Dorado
- Fuente de Oro
- Granada
- Guamal
- La Macarena
- La Uribe
- Lejanías
- Mapiripán
- Mesetas
- Puerto Concordia
- Puerto Gaitán
- Puerto Lleras
- Puerto López
- Puerto Rico
- Restrepo
- San Carlos Guaroa
- San Juan de Arama
- San Juanito
- San Martín
- Villavicencio
- Vista Hermosa
Municipalities of Nariño.
- Albán
- Aldana
- Ancuya
- Arboleda
- Barbacoas
- Belén
- Buesaco
- Chachagüí
- Colón (Génova)
- Consaca
- Contadero
- Córdoba
- Cuaspud
- Cumbal
- Cumbitara
- El Charco
- El Peñol
- El Rosario
- El Tablón
- El Tambo
- Francisco Pizarro
- Funes
- Guachucal
- Guaitarilla
- Gualmatán
- Iles
- Imues
- Ipiales
- La Cruz
- La Florida
- La Llanada
- La Tola
- La Unión
- Leiva
- Linares
- Los Andes
- Magui
- Mallama
- Mosquera
- Nariño
- Olaya Herrera
- Ospina
- Pasto
- Policarpa
- Potosí
- Providencia
- Puerres
- Pupiales
- Ricaurte
- Roberto Payán
- Samaniego
- San Bernardo
- Sandona
- San Lorenzo
- San Pablo
- San Pedro de Cartago
- Santa Barbara
- Santacruz
- Sapuyes
- Taminango
- Tangua
- Tumaco
- Túquerres
- Yacuanquer
Municipalities of Norte de Santander.
- Abrego
- Arboledas
- Bochalema
- Bucarasica
- Cachira
- Cácota
- Chinácota
- Chitagá
- Convención
- Cúcuta
- Cucutilla
- Duranía
- El Carmen
- El Tarra
- El Zulia
- Gramalote
- Hacari
- Herrán
- La Esperanza
- La Playa
- Labateca
- Los Patios
- Lourdes
- Mutiscua
- Ocaña
- Pamplona
- Pamplonita
- Puerto Santander
- Ragonvalia
- Salazar de las Palmas
- San Calixto
- San Cayetano
- Santiago
- Sardinata
- Silos
- Teorama
- Tibú
- Toledo
- Villa Caro
- Villa del Rosario
Putumayo Department
Municipalities of Putumayo.
- Colón
- La Hormiga
- Mocoa
- Orito
- Puerto Asís
- Puerto Caicedo
- Puerto Guzmán
- Puerto Leguízamo
- San Francisco
- San Miguel
- Santiago
- Sibundoy
- Valle del Guamez
- Villa Garzón
Municipalities of Quindío.
- Armenia
- Buenavista
- Calarcá
- Circasia
- Córdoba
- Filandia
- Génova
- La Tebaida
- Montenegro
- Pijao
- Quimbaya
- Salento
Risaralda Department
Municipalities of Risaralda.
- Apia
- Balboa
- Belén de Umbría
- Dosquebradas
- Guatica
- La Celia
- La Virginia
- Marsella
- Mistrato
- Pereira
- Pueblo Rico
- Quinchía
- Santa Rosa de Cabal
- Santuario
San Andrés and Providencia Department
- Providencia y Santa Catalina (corregimiento)
- San Andrés
Municipalities of Santander.
- Aguada
- Albania
- Aratoca
- Barbosa
- Barichara
- Barrancabermeja
- Betulia
- Bolívar
- Bucaramanga
- Cabrera
- California
- Capitanejo
- Carcasi
- Cepita
- Cerrito
- Charala
- Charta
- Chima
- Chipata
- Cimitarra
- Concepción
- Confines
- Contratación
- Coromoro
- Curiti
- El Carmen
- El Guacamayo
- El Peñón
- El Playón
- Encino
- Enciso
- Florián
- Floridablanca
- Galan
- Gambita
- Girón
- Guaca
- Guadalupe
- Guapota
- Guavata
- Guepsa
- Hato
- Jesus María
- Jordan
- La Belleza
- Landazuri
- La Paz
- Lebrija
- Los Santos
- Macaravita
- Málaga
- Matanza
- Mogotes
- Molagavita
- Ocamonte
- Oiba
- Onzaga
- Palmar
- Palmas Socorro
- Paramo
- Piedecuesta
- Pinchote
- Puente Nacional
- Puerto Parra
- Puerto Wilches
- Rionegro
- Sabana de Torres
- San Andrés
- San Benito
- San Gil
- San Joaquín
- San José Miranda
- San Miguel
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Helena del Opón
- San Vicente de Chucurí
- Simacota
- Socorro
- Suaita
- Sucre
- Surata
- Tona
- Valle San José
- Vélez
- Vetas
- Villanueva
- Zapatoca
Sucre Department
Municipalities of Sucre.
- Buenavista
- Caimito
- Chalán
- Coloso
- Corozal
- Coveñas
- El Roble
- Galeras
- Guaranda
- La Unión
- Los Palmitos
- Majagual
- Morroa
- Ovejas
- Palmito
- Sampués
- San Benito Abad
- San Juan Betulia
- San Marcos
- San Onofre
- San Pedro
- Sincé
- Sincelejo
- Sucre
- Tolú
- Toluviejo
Tolima Department
Municipalities of Tolima.
- Alpujarra
- Alvarado
- Ambalema
- Anzoátequi
- Armero (Guayabal)
- Ataco
- Cajamarca
- Carmen Apicala
- Casabianca
- Chaparral
- Coello
- Coyaima
- Cunday
- Dolores
- Espinal
- Falan
- Flandes
- Fresno
- Guamo
- Herveo
- Honda
- Ibagué
- Icononzo
- Lérida
- Líbano
- Mariquita
- Melgar
- Murillo
- Natagaima
- Ortega
- Piedras
- Palocabildo
- Planadas
- Prado
- Purificación
- Rioblanco
- Roncesvalles
- Rovira
- Saldaña
- San Antonio
- San Luis
- Santa Isabel
- Suárez
- Valle de San Juan
- Venadillo
- Villahermosa
- Villarrica
Municipalities of Valle del Cauca.
- Alcalá
- Andalucía
- Ansermanuevo
- Argelia
- Bolívar
- Buenaventura
- Buga
- Bugalagrande
- Caicedonia
- Cali
- Calima
- Candelaria
- Cartago
- Dagua
- El Aguila
- El Cairo
- El Cerrito
- El Dovio
- Florida
- Ginebra
- Guacarí
- Jamundí
- La Cumbre
- La Unión
- La Victoria
- Obando
- Palmira
- Pradera
- Restrepo
- Riofrío
- Roldanillo
- San Pedro
- Sevilla
- Toro
- Trujillo
- Tuluá
- Ulloa
- Versalles
- Vijes
- Yotoco
- Yumbo
- Zarzal
Vaupés Department
Municipalities of Vaupés.
- Municipalities
- Caruru
- Mitú
- Taraira
- Department Corregimientos
- Pacoa
- Papunahua
- Yavarate
- Municipal Corregimientos
- Acaricuara
- Villa Fátima
Vichada Department
Municipalities of Vichada.
- Cumaribo (including the former department corregimientos of San José de Ocune and Santa Rita)
- La Primavera
- Puerto Carreño
- Santa Rosalia
Districts
- 1954 Special District of Bogotá
- 1991: Capital District of Bogotá, Industrial and Portuarial District of Barranquilla, Historial, Cultural and Touristic District of Santa Marta and Cultural and Touristic District of Cartagena
- 2007: Historial and Cultural District of Tunja, Special Industrial, Portuarial, Biodiverse and Ecotouristic, District of Buenaventura, Special, Ecotouristic, Historical and Universitarian District of Popayán, Special Portuarial District of Turbo, Special Border and Touristic District of Cúcuta, Special Industrial, Portuarial, Biodiverse and Ecotouristic, District of Tumaco
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