Subdivisions of Gran Colombia

The subdivisions of Gran Colombia, a country that existed from 1819–1831 changed in 1824.

1820 Departments

• Quito Department
• Cundinmarca Department
• Venezuela Department

1824 Districts, departments, provinces

The Republic of Gran Colombia divided into departments — 1824-06-25

Distrito del Norte - Actual Venezuela and parts of Guyana and Brazil.

• Apure Department: 2 provinces - Barinas Province and Achaguas Province.
• Orinoco Department: 4 provinces - Cumaná Province, Barcelona Province, Guayana Province and Margarita Province.
• Venezuela Department: 2 provinces - Caracas Province and Carabobo Province.
• Zulia Department: 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province and Trujillo Province.

Distrito del Centro - Actual Colombia and Panamá.

• Boyacá Department: 4 provinces - Tunja Province, Casanare Province, Pamplona Province, and Socorro Province.
• Cauca Department: 4 provinces - Popayán Province, Buenaventura Province, Chocó Province, Pasto Province.
• Cundinamarca Department: 4 provinces - Bogotá Province, Antioquia Province, Mariquita Province, Neiva Province.
• Istmo Department: 2 provinces - Istmo Province and Veraguas Province.
• Magdalena Department: 3 provinces - Cartagena Province, Riohacha Province, Santa Marta Province.

Distrito del Sur - Actual Ecuador and north of Marañón River in actual Perú.

• Azuay Department: : 3 provinces - Cuenca Province, Loja Province, Jaén de Bracamoros and Maynas.
• Guayaquil Department: 2 provinces - Guayaquil Province and Manabi Province.
• Ecuador Department: 3 provinces - Pichincha Province, Chimborazo Province and Imbabura Province.

Maps

• 
  1820, 3 departments: Quito, Cundinamarca, Venezuela
• 
  1824, 12 departments
• 
  Gran Colombia, 1827

External links

• Ley de División Territorial de la República de Colombia
• Historia_territorial_de_Colombia