Depairtments o Colombie

Colombie is an unitar republic formed bi thirty-twa depairtments (Spaingie: departamentos, sing. departamento) an a Caipital Destrict (Distrito Capital). Ilka 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

Ilka 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		7003158700000000000♠1,587	7006711798400000000♠7,117,984	6 August 1538
1	Amazonas	Leticia	7005109665000000000♠109,665	7004803600000000000♠80,360	5 October 1991
2	Antioquia	Medellín	7004636120000000000♠63,612	7006575047800000000♠5,750,478	1826
3	Arauca	Arauca	7004238180000000000♠23,818	7005282302000000000♠282,302	4 Julie 1991
4	Atlántico	Barranquilla	7003338800000000000♠3,388	7006236566300000000♠2,365,663	1910
5	Bolívar	Cartagena	7004259780000000000♠25,978	7006222996700000000♠2,229,967	15 Juin 1857
6	Boyacá	Tunja	7004231890000000000♠23,189	7006141123900000000♠1,411,239	1858
7	Caldas	Manizales	7003788800000000000♠7,888	7006117018700000000♠1,170,187	1905
8	Caquetá	Florencia	7004889650000000000♠88,965	7005463333000000000♠463,333	1982
9	Casanare	Yopal	7004446400000000000♠44,640	7005325713000000000♠325,713	4 Julie 1991
10	Cauca	Popayán	7004293080000000000♠29,308	7006136305400000000♠1,363,054	15 Juin 1857
11	Cesar	Valledupar	7004229050000000000♠22,905	7006105030300000000♠1,050,303	December 1967
12	Chocó	Quibdó	7004465300000000000♠46,530	7005413173000000000♠413,173	3 November 1947
13	Córdoba	Montería	7004250200000000000♠25,020	7006139290500000000♠1,392,905	18 Juin 1952
14	Cundinamarca	Bogotá	7004242100000000000♠24,210	*7006946756200000000♠9,467,562	15 Juin 1857
15	Guainía	Inirida	7004722380000000000♠72,238	7004433140000000000♠43,314	13 Julie 1963
16	Guaviare	San José del Guaviare	7004534600000000000♠53,460	7005133236000000000♠133,236	4 Julie 1991
17	Huila	Neiva	7004198900000000000♠19,890	7005994218000000000♠994,218	1905
18	La Guajira	Riohacha	7004208480000000000♠20,848	7005524619000000000♠524,619	1 Julie 1965
19	Magdalena	Santa Marta	7004231880000000000♠23,188	7006140331800000000♠1,403,318	25 Julie 1824
20	Meta	Villavicencio	7004856350000000000♠85,635	7005771089000000000♠771,089	1 Julie 1960
21	Nariño	Pasto	7004332680000000000♠33,268	7006177513900000000♠1,775,139	6 August 1904
22	Norte de Santander	Cúcuta	7004216580000000000♠21,658	7006149393200000000♠1,493,932	25 Julie 1910
23	Putumayo	Mocoa	7004248850000000000♠24,885	7005378483000000000♠378,483	1991
24	Quindío	Armenia	7003184500000000000♠1,845	7005613375000000000♠613,375	1 Julie 1966
25	Risaralda	Pereira	7003414000000000000♠4,140	7006102436200000000♠1,024,362	1 Julie 1966
26	San Andrés an Providencia	San Andrés	7001520000000000000♠52	7004834910000000000♠83,491	4 Julie 1991
27	Santander	Bucaramanga	7004305370000000000♠30,537	7006208508400000000♠2,085,084	13 Mey 1857
28	Sucre	Sincelejo	7004109170000000000♠10,917	7005868648000000000♠868,648	18 August 1966
29	Tolima	Ibagué	7004235620000000000♠23,562	7006131297200000000♠1,312,972	4 August 1886
30	Valle del Cauca	Cali	7004221400000000000♠22,140	7006452467800000000♠4,524,678	16 Aprile 1910
31	Vaupés	Mitú	7004541350000000000♠54,135	7004331520000000000♠33,152	4 Julie 1991
32	Vichada	Puerto Carreño	7005100242000000000♠100,242	7004972760000000000♠97,276	5 Julie 1991
* Estimate includes the kintra's caipital, Bogotá.

Maps gallery

• 
  Map o the Depairtments o Colombie wi Municipalities.
• 
  Map o Depairtments o Colombie wi names owerlaid.
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  Map o Colombie wi numbered Depairtments
• 
  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

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