Departments of Colombia
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Colombia is a 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 Cundinamarca Department that surrounds it.
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[edit] 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 | |
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| - | Bogotá, Distrito Capital | - | 1,587 | 7,117,984 | 1538-08-06 |
| 01 | Amazonas | Leticia | 109,665 | 80,360 | 1991-10-05 |
| 02 | Antioquia | Medellín | 63,612 | 5,750,478 | 1826-??-?? |
| 03 | Arauca | Arauca | 23,818 | 282,302 | 1991-07-04 |
| 04 | Atlántico | Barranquilla | 3,388 | 2,365,663 | 1910-??-?? |
| 05 | Bolívar | Cartagena | 25,978 | 2,229,967 | 1857-06-15 |
| 06 | Boyacá | Tunja | 23,189 | 1,411,239 | 1858-??-?? |
| 07 | Caldas | Manizales | 7,888 | 1,170,187 | 1905-??-?? |
| 08 | Caquetá | Florencia | 88,965 | 463,333 | 1982-??-?? |
| 09 | Casanare | Yopal | 44,640 | 325,713 | 1991-07-04 |
| 10 | Cauca | Popayán | 29,308 | 1,363,054 | 1857-06-15 |
| 11 | Cesar | Valledupar | 22,905 | 1,050,303 | 1967-12-?? |
| 12 | Chocó | Quibdó | 46,530 | 413,173 | 1947-11-03 |
| 13 | Córdoba | Montería | 25,020 | 1,392,905 | 1952-06-18 |
| 14 | Cundinamarca | Bogotá | 24,210 | *9,467,562 | 1857-06-15 |
| 15 | Guainía | Inirida | 72,238 | 43,314 | 1963-06-13 |
| 16 | Guaviare | San José del Guaviare | 53,460 | 133,236 | 1991-07-04 |
| 17 | Huila | Neiva | 19,890 | 994,218 | 1905-??-?? |
| 18 | La Guajira | Riohacha | 20,848 | 524,619 | 1965-07-01 |
| 19 | Magdalena | Santa Marta | 23,188 | 1,403,318 | 1824-07-25 |
| 20 | Meta | Villavicencio | 85,635 | 771,089 | 1960-07-01 |
| 21 | Nariño | Pasto | 33,268 | 1,775,139 | 1904-08-06 |
| 22 | Norte de Santander | Cúcuta | 21,658 | 1,493,932 | 1910-07-25 |
| 23 | Putumayo | Mocoa | 24,885 | 378,483 | 1991-??-?? |
| 24 | Quindío | Armenia | 1,845 | 613,375 | 1966-07-01 |
| 25 | Risaralda | Pereira | 4,140 | 1,024,362 | 1966-07-01 |
| 26 | San Andrés and Providencia | San Andrés | 52 | 83,491 | 1991-07-04 |
| 27 | Santander | Bucaramanga | 30,537 | 2,085,084 | 1857-05-13 |
| 28 | Sucre | Sincelejo | 10,917 | 868,648 | 1966-08-18 |
| 29 | Tolima | Ibagué | 23,562 | 1,312,972 | 1886-08-04 |
| 30 | Valle del Cauca | Cali | 22,140 | 4,524,678 | 1910-04-16 |
| 31 | Vaupés | Mitú | 54,135 | 33,152 | 1991-07-04 |
| 32 | Vichada | Puerto Carreño | 100,242 | 97,276 | 1991-07-05 |
- Estimate for Cundinamarca includes the country's capital, Bogotá.
[edit] Maps gallery
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Map of the Departments of Colombia with Municipalities.
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Map of Departments of Colombia with names overlaid.
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Map of Colombia with numbered Departments
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Political map of Colombia
[edit] Territorios indígenas
Los territorios indígenas en Colombia son creados de común acuerdo entre el gobierno y las comunidades indígenas. En casos donde los territorios indígenas abarcan más de un departamento o municipio, los gobiernos locales administran de forma conjunta con los consejos indígenas dichos territorios, tal como está establecido en los artículos 329 y 330 de la Constitución de Colombia. Igualmente los territorios indígenas pueden llegar a tener carácter de entidad territorial cuando cumplen los requisitos de la ley. Los territorios indígenas en Colombia se encuentran en mayor parte en los departamentos del Amazonas, Cauca, La Guajira, Guaviare y Vaupés.[1]
[edit] See also
- ISO 3166-2:CO
- List of Colombian flags
- List of country subdivisions
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
- States of Colombia
[edit] References
- ^ Colombiaya.com, ed. "Division Política de Colombia". http://www.colombiaya.com/seccion-colombia/division-politica.html.
[edit] External links
- (French) List of Colombian departments governors
- Departments of Colombia at statoids.com
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