Depairtments o Colombie

Colombie is an unitary republic formed bi thirty-twa depairtments (Spainyie: departamentos, sing. departamento) an a Caipital Destrict (Distrito Capital). Each depairtment haes a Govrenor (gobernador) an a Depairtment Assembly (Asamblea Departamental), electit bi popular vote for a fower-year period. The govrenor canna be re-electit in consecutive periods. Depairtments are kintra subdiveesions an are grantit a certain degree o autonomy.

Depairtments are formed bi a groupin o municipalities (municipios, sing. municipio). Municipal govrenment is heidit bi mayor (alcalde) an admeenistered bi a Municipal Cooncil (concejo municipal), baith o which are electit for fower-year periods.

The Caipital Destrict is the kintra's caipital, Bogotá. Bogotá is partially dependent on the Cundinamarca Depairtment that surroonds it.

Chairt o depairtments

Each ane o the depairtments o Colombie in the cairt belaw airts tae a correspondin airticle.

	Depairtment	Caipital	Aurie (km²)	Population	Date o establishment
*	Bogotá, Distrito Capital		Template:Number table sorting/positive1,587	Template:Number table sorting/positive7,117,984	6 August 1538
1	Amazonas	Leticia	Template:Number table sorting/positive109,665	Template:Number table sorting/positive80,360	5 October 1991
2	Antioquia	Medellín	Template:Number table sorting/positive63,612	Template:Number table sorting/positive5,750,478	1826
3	Arauca	Arauca	Template:Number table sorting/positive23,818	Template:Number table sorting/positive282,302	4 Julie 1991
4	Atlántico	Barranquilla	Template:Number table sorting/positive3,388	Template:Number table sorting/positive2,365,663	1910
5	Bolívar	Cartagena	Template:Number table sorting/positive25,978	Template:Number table sorting/positive2,229,967	15 Juin 1857
6	Boyacá	Tunja	Template:Number table sorting/positive23,189	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,411,239	1858
7	Caldas	Manizales	Template:Number table sorting/positive7,888	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,170,187	1905
8	Caquetá	Florencia	Template:Number table sorting/positive88,965	Template:Number table sorting/positive463,333	1982
9	Casanare	Yopal	Template:Number table sorting/positive44,640	Template:Number table sorting/positive325,713	4 Julie 1991
10	Cauca	Popayán	Template:Number table sorting/positive29,308	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,363,054	15 Juin 1857
11	Cesar	Valledupar	Template:Number table sorting/positive22,905	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,050,303	December 1967
12	Chocó	Quibdó	Template:Number table sorting/positive46,530	Template:Number table sorting/positive413,173	3 November 1947
13	Córdoba	Montería	Template:Number table sorting/positive25,020	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,392,905	18 Juin 1952
14	Cundinamarca	Bogotá	Template:Number table sorting/positive24,210	*Template:Number table sorting/positive9,467,562	15 Juin 1857
15	Guainía	Inirida	Template:Number table sorting/positive72,238	Template:Number table sorting/positive43,314	13 Julie 1963
16	Guaviare	San José del Guaviare	Template:Number table sorting/positive53,460	Template:Number table sorting/positive133,236	4 Julie 1991
17	Huila	Neiva	Template:Number table sorting/positive19,890	Template:Number table sorting/positive994,218	1905
18	La Guajira	Riohacha	Template:Number table sorting/positive20,848	Template:Number table sorting/positive524,619	1 Julie 1965
19	Magdalena	Santa Marta	Template:Number table sorting/positive23,188	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,403,318	25 Julie 1824
20	Meta	Villavicencio	Template:Number table sorting/positive85,635	Template:Number table sorting/positive771,089	1 Julie 1960
21	Nariño	Pasto	Template:Number table sorting/positive33,268	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,775,139	6 August 1904
22	Norte de Santander	Cúcuta	Template:Number table sorting/positive21,658	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,493,932	25 Julie 1910
23	Putumayo	Mocoa	Template:Number table sorting/positive24,885	Template:Number table sorting/positive378,483	1991
24	Quindío	Armenia	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,845	Template:Number table sorting/positive613,375	1 Julie 1966
25	Risaralda	Pereira	Template:Number table sorting/positive4,140	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,024,362	1 Julie 1966
26	San Andrés an Providencia	San Andrés	Template:Number table sorting/positive52	Template:Number table sorting/positive83,491	4 Julie 1991
27	Santander	Bucaramanga	Template:Number table sorting/positive30,537	Template:Number table sorting/positive2,085,084	13 Mey 1857
28	Sucre	Sincelejo	Template:Number table sorting/positive10,917	Template:Number table sorting/positive868,648	18 August 1966
29	Tolima	Ibagué	Template:Number table sorting/positive23,562	Template:Number table sorting/positive1,312,972	4 August 1886
30	Valle del Cauca	Cali	Template:Number table sorting/positive22,140	Template:Number table sorting/positive4,524,678	16 Aprile 1910
31	Vaupés	Mitú	Template:Number table sorting/positive54,135	Template:Number table sorting/positive33,152	4 Julie 1991
32	Vichada	Puerto Carreño	Template:Number table sorting/positive100,242	Template:Number table sorting/positive97,276	5 Julie 1991
* Estimate includes the kintra's caipital, Bogotá.

Maps gallery

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  Map o the Depairtments o Colombie wi Municipalities.

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  Map o Depairtments o Colombie wi names owerlaid.

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  Map o Colombie wi numbered Depairtments

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  Poleetical map o Colombie

See an aa

• ISO 3166-2:CO
• Leet o Colombian banners
• Leet o kintra subdiveesions
• Leet o poleetical an geographic subdiveesions bi total aurie
• States o Colombie

Freemit airtins

• (French) List of Colombian departments governors
• Departments of Colombia at statoids.com

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