Departments of Colombia

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Colombia is a unitary republic conformed 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 consecutively.

Departments are formed by a grouping of municipalities (Spanish: municipios, sing. municipio). Municipal government is composed by a mayor (alcalde) and a Municipal Council (concejo municipal), both of them elected by the people for a four-year period.

The Capital District is the country's capital, Bogotá. It is partially dependent on the Department of Cundinamarca that surrounds it.


Department Capital Area (km²) Population
1 Amazonas Leticia &&&&&&&&&&109665.0109,665 &&&&&&&&&&&80360.080,360
2 Antioquia Medellín &&&&&&&&&&&63612.063,612 &&&&&&&&&5750478.05,750,478
3 Arauca Arauca &&&&&&&&&&&23818.023,818 &&&&&&&&&&282302.0282,302
4 Atlántico Barranquilla &&&&&&&&&&&&3388.03,388 &&&&&&&&&2365663.02,365,663
5 Bolívar Cartagena &&&&&&&&&&&25978.025,978 &&&&&&&&&2229967.02,229,967
6 Boyacá Tunja &&&&&&&&&&&23189.023,189 &&&&&&&&&1411239.01,411,239
7 Caldas Manizales &&&&&&&&&&&&7888.07,888 &&&&&&&&&1170187.01,170,187
8 Caquetá Florencia &&&&&&&&&&&88965.088,965 &&&&&&&&&&463333.0463,333
9 Casanare Yopal &&&&&&&&&&&44640.044,640 &&&&&&&&&&325713.0325,713
10 Cauca Popayán &&&&&&&&&&&29308.029,308 &&&&&&&&&1363054.01,363,054
11 Cesar Valledupar &&&&&&&&&&&22905.022,905 &&&&&&&&&1050303.01,050,303
12 Chocó Quibdó &&&&&&&&&&&46530.046,530 &&&&&&&&&&413173.0413,173
13 Córdoba Montería &&&&&&&&&&&25020.025,020 &&&&&&&&&1392905.01,392,905
14 Cundinamarca Bogotá &&&&&&&&&&&24210.024,210 *&&&&&&&&&9467562.09,467,562
15 Guainía Inirida &&&&&&&&&&&72238.072,238 &&&&&&&&&&&43314.043,314
16 Guaviare San José del Guaviare   &&&&&&&&&&&53460.053,460 &&&&&&&&&&133236.0133,236
17 Huila Neiva &&&&&&&&&&&19890.019,890 &&&&&&&&&&994218.0994,218
18 La Guajira Riohacha &&&&&&&&&&&20848.020,848 &&&&&&&&&&524619.0524,619
19 Magdalena Santa Marta &&&&&&&&&&&23188.023,188 &&&&&&&&&1403318.01,403,318
20 Meta Villavicencio &&&&&&&&&&&85635.085,635 &&&&&&&&&&771089.0771,089
21 Nariño Pasto &&&&&&&&&&&33268.033,268 &&&&&&&&&1775139.01,775,139
22 Norte de Santander Cúcuta &&&&&&&&&&&21658.021,658 &&&&&&&&&1493932.01,493,932
23 Putumayo Mocoa &&&&&&&&&&&24885.024,885 &&&&&&&&&&378483.0378,483
24 Quindío Armenia &&&&&&&&&&&&1845.01,845 &&&&&&&&&&613375.0613,375
25 Risaralda Pereira &&&&&&&&&&&&4140.04,140 &&&&&&&&&1024362.01,024,362
26 San Andrés and Providencia   San Andrés &&&&&&&&&&&&&&52.052 &&&&&&&&&&&83491.083,491
27 Santander Bucaramanga &&&&&&&&&&&30537.030,537 &&&&&&&&&2085084.02,085,084
28 Sucre Sincelejo &&&&&&&&&&&10917.010,917 &&&&&&&&&&868648.0868,648
29 Tolima Ibagué &&&&&&&&&&&23562.023,562 &&&&&&&&&1312972.01,312,972
30 Valle del Cauca Cali &&&&&&&&&&&22140.022,140 &&&&&&&&&4524678.04,524,678
31 Vaupés Mitú &&&&&&&&&&&54135.054,135 &&&&&&&&&&&33152.033,152
32 Vichada Puerto Carreño &&&&&&&&&&100242.0100,242 &&&&&&&&&&&97276.097,276
33 Bogotá, Distrito Capital &&&&&&&&&&&&1587.01,587 &&&&&&&&&7117984.07,117,984
* Estimate includes the country's capital, Bogotá.

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