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Some departments have subdivisions above the level of municipalities, commonly known as [[provinces of Colombia|provinces]]. |
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== Chart of departments == |
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Each one of the departments of Colombia in the map below links to a corresponding article. Current governors serving four-year terms from 2015 to 2019 are also shown, along with their respective political party or coalition. |
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| 00 ||align="left"| [[Bogotá|Capital District]] ||align="left"| [[Claudia López Hernández]] || [[Green Alliance (Colombia)|Green]] || [[Bogotá]] |
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| {{commas|1587}} || {{commas|7412566}} ||4670.80|| 1538 || [[File:Flag of Bogotá.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 01 ||align="left"| [[Amazonas Department|Amazonas]] ||align="left"| Jesús Galindo Cedeño || Coalición 'Juntos por el Amazonas' || [[Leticia, Colombia|Leticia]] |
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| {{commas|109665}} || {{commas|76589}} ||0.7|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of Amazonas (Colombia).svg|border|50px]] |
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| 02 ||align="left"| [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]] ||align="left"| [[Aníbal Gaviria]] || Coalición 'Es el Momento de Antioquia' || [[Medellín]] |
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| {{commas|63612}} || {{commas|6407102}} ||100.72|| 1826 || [[File:Flag of Antioquia Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 03 ||align="left"| [[Arauca Department|Arauca]] ||align="left"| José Facundo Castillo || Coalición 'Unidos por Arauca' || [[Arauca, Arauca|Arauca]] |
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| {{commas|23818}} || {{commas|262174}} ||11.01|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of Arauca.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 04 ||align="left"| [[Atlántico Department|Atlántico]] ||align="left"| [[Elsa Noguera]] || Coalición 'La Clave es la Gente' || [[Barranquilla]] |
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| {{commas|3388}} || {{commas|2535517}} ||748.38|| 1910 || [[File:Flag of Atlántico.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 05 ||align="left"| [[Bolívar Department|Bolívar]] ||align="left"| Vicente Antonio Blel || [[Colombian Conservative Party |Conservative]] || [[Cartagena de Indias|Cartagena]] |
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| {{commas|25978}} || {{commas|2070110}} ||79.69|| 1857 || [[File:Flag of Bolívar (Colombia).svg|border|50px]] |
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| 06 ||align="left"| [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]] ||align="left"| Ramiro Barragán Adame || [[Green Party (Colombia)|Green]] || [[Tunja]] |
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| {{commas|23189}} || {{commas|1217376}} ||52.50|| 1539 || [[File:Flag of Boyacá Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 07 ||align="left"| [[Caldas Department|Caldas]] ||align="left"| Luis Carlos Velásquez || Coalición 'Unidos por Caldas' || [[Manizales]] |
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| {{commas|7888}} || {{commas|998255}} ||126.55|| 1905 || [[File:Flag of Caldas.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 08 ||align="left"| [[Caquetá Department|Caquetá]] ||align="left"| Arnulfo Gasca Trujillo || [[Colombian Conservative Party |Conservative]] || [[Florencia, Caquetá|Florencia]] |
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| {{commas|88965}} || {{commas|401849}} ||4.52|| 1982 || [[File:Flag of Caquetá.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 09 ||align="left"| [[Casanare Department|Casanare]] ||align="left"| Salomón Andrés Sanabria || [[Democratic Center (Colombia)| CD]] || [[Yopal]] |
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| {{commas|44640}} || {{commas|420504}} ||9.42|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of Casanare Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 10 ||align="left"| [[Cauca Department|Cauca]] ||align="left"| Elías Larrahondo Carabalí || Coalición 'Porque Sí es Posible' || [[Popayán]] |
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| {{commas|29308}} || {{commas|1464488}} ||49.97|| 1857 || [[File:Flag of Cauca Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 11 ||align="left"| [[Cesar Department|Cesar]] ||align="left"| Luis Alberto Monsalvo Gnecco || Coalición 'Alianza por el Cesar' || [[Valledupar]] |
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| {{commas|22905}} || {{commas|1200574}} ||52.42|| 1967 || [[File:Flag of Cesar.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 12 ||align="left"| [[Chocó Department|Chocó]] ||align="left"| Ariel Palacios Calderón || Coalición 'Generando Confianza por un Mejor Chocó' || [[Quibdó]] |
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| {{commas|46530}} || {{commas|534826}} ||11.49|| 1947 || [[File:Flag of Chocó.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 13 ||align="left"| [[Córdoba Department|Córdoba]] ||align="left"| Orlando David Benítez || [[Colombian Liberal Party |Liberal]] || [[Montería]] |
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| {{commas|25020}} || {{commas|1784783}} ||71.33|| 1952 || [[File:Flag of Córdoba Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 14 ||align="left"| [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]] ||align="left"| Nicolás García Bustos || Coalición 'Gran Cundinamarca' || [[Bogotá]] |
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| {{commas|24210}} || <big></big>{{commas|2919060}} ||120.57|| 1857 || [[File:Flag of Cundinamarca.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 15 ||align="left"| [[Guainía Department|Guainía]] ||align="left"| Juan Carlos Iral Gómez || [[Social Party of National Unity |De La U]] || [[Inírida, Guainía|Inirida]] |
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| {{commas|72238}} || {{commas|48114}} ||0.67|| 1963 || [[File:Flag of Guainía.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 16 ||align="left"| [[Guaviare Department|Guaviare]] ||align="left"| Heydeer Yovanny Palacio || [[Radical Change|CR]] || [[San José del Guaviare]]{{spaces|2}} |
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| {{commas|53460}} || {{commas|82767}} ||1.55|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of Guaviare.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 17 ||align="left"| [[Huila Department|Huila]] ||align="left"| Luis Enrique Dussán ||Coalición 'Huila Crece' || [[Neiva, Huila|Neiva]] |
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| {{commas|19890}} || {{commas|1100386}} ||55.32|| 1905 || [[File:Flag of Huila.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 18 ||align="left"| [[La Guajira Department|La Guajira]] ||align="left"| Nemesio Roys Garzón || Coalición 'Un Cambio por La Guajira' || [[Riohacha]] |
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| {{commas|20848}} || {{commas|880560}} ||42.24|| 1965 || [[File:Flag of La Guajira.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 19 ||align="left"| [[Magdalena Department|Magdalena]] ||align="left"| Carlos Caicedo || G.S.C. Fuerza Ciudadana - Magdalena || [[Santa Marta]] |
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| {{commas|23188}} || {{commas|1341746}} ||57.86|| 1824 || [[File:Flag of Magdalena.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 20 ||align="left"| [[Meta Department|Meta]] ||align="left"| Juan Guillermo Zuluaga || [[Social Party of National Unity |De La U]] || [[Villavicencio]] |
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| {{commas|85635}} || {{commas|1039722}} ||12.14|| 1960 || [[File:Flag of Meta.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 21 ||align="left"| [[Nariño Department|Nariño]] ||align="left"| Jhon Alexander Rojas || Coalición 'Mi Nariño' || [[Pasto (Colombia)|Pasto]] |
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| {{commas|33268}} || {{commas|1630592}} ||49.01|| 1904 || [[File:Flag of Nariño.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 22 ||align="left"| [[Norte de Santander Department|Norte de Santander]] ||align="left"| Silvano Serrano Guerrero || [[Colombian Conservative Party |Conservative]] || [[Cúcuta]] |
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| {{commas|21658}} || {{commas|1491689}} ||68.87|| 1910 || [[File:Flag of Norte de Santander Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 23 ||align="left"| [[Putumayo Department|Putumayo]] ||align="left"| Buanerges Rosero || Coalición 'Así es el Putumayo, Tierra de Paz' || [[Mocoa]] |
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| {{commas|24885}} || {{commas|348182}} ||13.99|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of Putumayo.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 24 ||align="left"| [[Quindío Department|Quindío]] ||align="left"| Roberto Jairo Jaramillo || [[Colombian Liberal Party|Liberal]] || [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]] |
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| {{commas|1845}} || {{commas|539904}} ||292.63|| 1966 || [[File:Flag of Quindío Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 25 ||align="left"| [[Risaralda Department|Risaralda]] ||align="left"| Sigifredo Salazar Osorio || [[Colombian Conservative Party|Conservative]] || [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] |
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| {{commas|4140}} || {{commas|943401}} ||227.87|| 1966 || [[File:Flag of Risaralda.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 26 ||align="left"| [[Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina|San Andrés y Providencia]]{{spaces|2}} ||align="left"| Everth Julio Hawkins || Coalición 'Todos por un Nuevo Comienzo' || [[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andrés]] |
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| {{commas|52}} || {{commas|61280}} ||1178.46|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of San Andrés y Providencia.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 27 ||align="left"| [[Santander Department|Santander]] ||align="left"| Mauricio Aguilar || Coalición 'Siempre Santander' || [[Bucaramanga]] |
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| {{commas|30537}} || {{commas|2184837}} ||71.55|| 1857 || [[File:Flag of Santander Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 28 ||align="left"| [[Sucre Department|Sucre]] ||align="left"| Héctor Olimpo Espinosa || [[Colombian Liberal Party|Liberal]] || [[Sincelejo]] |
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| {{commas|10917}} || {{commas|904863}} ||82.89|| 1966 || [[File:Flag of Sucre (Colombia).svg|border|50px]] |
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| 29 ||align="left"| [[Tolima Department|Tolima]] ||align="left"| José Ricardo Orozco || [[Colombian Conservative Party|Conservative]] || [[Ibagué]] |
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| {{commas|23562}} || {{commas|1330187}} ||56.45|| 1886 || [[File:Flag of Tolima Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 30 ||align="left"| [[Valle del Cauca Department|Valle del Cauca]] ||align="left"| Clara Luz Roldán || Coalición 'Todos por el Valle del Cauca' || [[Cali]] |
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| {{commas|22140}} || {{commas|4475886}} ||202.16|| 1910 || [[File:Flag of Valle del Cauca.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 31 ||align="left"| [[Vaupés Department|Vaupés]] ||align="left"| Elícer Pérez || [[Democratic Center (Colombia)| CD]] || [[Mitú]] |
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| {{commas|54135}} || {{commas|40797}} ||0.75|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of Vaupés.svg|border|50px]] |
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| 32 ||align="left"| [[Vichada Department|Vichada]] ||align="left"| Álvaro Arley León || Coalición 'Álvaro León Sabe Como Es' || [[Puerto Carreño]] |
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| {{commas|100242}} || {{commas|107808}} ||1.08|| 1991 || [[File:Flag of Vichada Department.svg|border|50px]] |
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=== Indigenous territories === |
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{{main article|Indigenous territory (Colombia)}} |
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The indigenous territories are at the third level of administrative division in Colombia, as are the municipalities. Indigenous territories are created by agreement between the government and indigenous communities. In cases where indigenous territories cover more than one department or municipality, local governments jointly administer them with the indigenous councils, as set out in Articles 329 and 330 of the [[Colombian Constitution of 1991]]. Also indigenous territories may achieve local [[Autonomy#Politics|autonomy]] if they meet the requirements of the law. |
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Article 329 of the 1991 constitution recognizes the collective indigenous ownership of indigenous territories and repeats that are inalienable. Law 160 of 1994 created the National System of Agrarian Reform and Rural Development Campesino, and replaced Law 135 of 1961 on Agrarian Social Reform; it establishes and sets out the functions of INCORA, one of the most important being to declare which territories will acquire the status of indigenous protection and what extension of existing ones will be allowed. Decree 2164 of 1995 interprets Law 160 of 1994, providing, among other things, a legal definition of indigenous territories.<ref>Decree 2164 of 1995 provides "Reserva Indígena. Es un globo de terreno baldío ocupado por una o varias comunidades indígenas que fué delimitado y legalmente asignado por el INCORA a aquellas para que ejerzan en él los derechos de uso y usufructo con exclusión de terceros. Las reservas indígenas constituyen tierras comunales de grupos étnicos, para los fines previstos en el artículo 63 de la Constitución Política y la ley 21 de 1991. […] Territorios Indígenas. Son las áreas poseidas en forma regular y permanente por una comunidad, parcialidad o grupo indígena y aquellas que, aunque no se encuentren poseidas en esa forma, constituyen el ámbito tradicional de sus actividades sociales, económicas y culturales. " Art. 21: "Los resguardos son una institución legal y sociopolítica de carácter especial, conformada por una o más comunidades indígenas, que con un título de propiedad colectiva que goza de las garantías de la propiedad privada, poseen su territorio y se rigen para el manejo de éste y su vida interna por una organización autónoma amparada por el fuero indígena y su sistema normativo propio."</ref> |
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Indigenous territories in Colombia are mostly in the departments of Amazonas, Cauca, La Guajira, Guaviare, and Vaupés.<ref name="Portal-Co" /> |
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== History == |
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| Capital district and Colombian regions Distrito Capital y los Departamentos de Colombia (Spanish) | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Republic of Colombia |
| Number | 32 Departments 1 Capital District |
| Populations | (Departments only):40,797 (Vaupés) – 6,407,102 (Antioquia) |
| Areas | (Departments only):50 km2 (19.3 sq mi) (San Andrés) – 109,665.0 km2 (42,341.89 sq mi) (Amazonas) |
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Colombia is a unitary republic made up of thirty-two departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and a Capital District (Distrito Capital).[1] Each department has a governor (gobernador) and an 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.
Some departments have subdivisions above the level of municipalities, commonly known as provinces.
Chart of departments
Each one of the departments of Colombia in the map below links to a corresponding article. Current governors serving four-year terms from 2015 to 2019 are also shown, along with their respective political party or coalition.
| ID | Region | Governor | Party | Capital | Area (km²) | Population | Density per km2 |
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| 00 | Capital District | Claudia López Hernández | Green | Bogotá | 1,587 | 7,412,566 | 4670.80 | 1538 | 
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| 01 | Amazonas | Jesús Galindo Cedeño | Coalición 'Juntos por el Amazonas' | Leticia | 109,665 | 76,589 | 0.7 | 1991 | .svg){kind=small}
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| 02 | Antioquia | Aníbal Gaviria | Coalición 'Es el Momento de Antioquia' | Medellín | 63,612 | 6,407,102 | 100.72 | 1826 | 
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| 03 | Arauca | José Facundo Castillo | Coalición 'Unidos por Arauca' | Arauca | 23,818 | 262,174 | 11.01 | 1991 | 
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| 04 | Atlántico | Elsa Noguera | Coalición 'La Clave es la Gente' | Barranquilla | 3,388 | 2,535,517 | 748.38 | 1910 | 
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| 05 | Bolívar | Vicente Antonio Blel | Conservative | Cartagena | 25,978 | 2,070,110 | 79.69 | 1857 | .svg){kind=small}
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| 06 | Boyacá | Ramiro Barragán Adame | Green | Tunja | 23,189 | 1,217,376 | 52.50 | 1539 | 
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| 07 | Caldas | Luis Carlos Velásquez | Coalición 'Unidos por Caldas' | Manizales | 7,888 | 998,255 | 126.55 | 1905 | 
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| 08 | Caquetá | Arnulfo Gasca Trujillo | Conservative | Florencia | 88,965 | 401,849 | 4.52 | 1982 | 
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| 09 | Casanare | Salomón Andrés Sanabria | CD | Yopal | 44,640 | 420,504 | 9.42 | 1991 | 
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| 10 | Cauca | Elías Larrahondo Carabalí | Coalición 'Porque Sí es Posible' | Popayán | 29,308 | 1,464,488 | 49.97 | 1857 | 
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| 11 | Cesar | Luis Alberto Monsalvo Gnecco | Coalición 'Alianza por el Cesar' | Valledupar | 22,905 | 1,200,574 | 52.42 | 1967 | 
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| 12 | Chocó | Ariel Palacios Calderón | Coalición 'Generando Confianza por un Mejor Chocó' | Quibdó | 46,530 | 534,826 | 11.49 | 1947 | 
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| 13 | Córdoba | Orlando David Benítez | Liberal | Montería | 25,020 | 1,784,783 | 71.33 | 1952 | 
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| 14 | Cundinamarca | Nicolás García Bustos | Coalición 'Gran Cundinamarca' | Bogotá | 24,210 | 2,919,060 | 120.57 | 1857 | 
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| 15 | Guainía | Juan Carlos Iral Gómez | De La U | Inirida | 72,238 | 48,114 | 0.67 | 1963 | 
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| 16 | Guaviare | Heydeer Yovanny Palacio | CR | San José del Guaviare | 53,460 | 82,767 | 1.55 | 1991 | 
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| 17 | Huila | Luis Enrique Dussán | Coalición 'Huila Crece' | Neiva | 19,890 | 1,100,386 | 55.32 | 1905 | 
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| 18 | La Guajira | Nemesio Roys Garzón | Coalición 'Un Cambio por La Guajira' | Riohacha | 20,848 | 880,560 | 42.24 | 1965 | 
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| 19 | Magdalena | Carlos Caicedo | G.S.C. Fuerza Ciudadana - Magdalena | Santa Marta | 23,188 | 1,341,746 | 57.86 | 1824 | 
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| 20 | Meta | Juan Guillermo Zuluaga | De La U | Villavicencio | 85,635 | 1,039,722 | 12.14 | 1960 | 
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| 21 | Nariño | Jhon Alexander Rojas | Coalición 'Mi Nariño' | Pasto | 33,268 | 1,630,592 | 49.01 | 1904 | 
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| 22 | Norte de Santander | Silvano Serrano Guerrero | Conservative | Cúcuta | 21,658 | 1,491,689 | 68.87 | 1910 | 
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| 23 | Putumayo | Buanerges Rosero | Coalición 'Así es el Putumayo, Tierra de Paz' | Mocoa | 24,885 | 348,182 | 13.99 | 1991 | 
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| 24 | Quindío | Roberto Jairo Jaramillo | Liberal | Armenia | 1,845 | 539,904 | 292.63 | 1966 | 
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| 25 | Risaralda | Sigifredo Salazar Osorio | Conservative | Pereira | 4,140 | 943,401 | 227.87 | 1966 | 
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| 26 | San Andrés y Providencia | Everth Julio Hawkins | Coalición 'Todos por un Nuevo Comienzo' | San Andrés | 52 | 61,280 | 1178.46 | 1991 | 
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| 27 | Santander | Mauricio Aguilar | Coalición 'Siempre Santander' | Bucaramanga | 30,537 | 2,184,837 | 71.55 | 1857 | 
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| 28 | Sucre | Héctor Olimpo Espinosa | Liberal | Sincelejo | 10,917 | 904,863 | 82.89 | 1966 | .svg){kind=small}
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| 29 | Tolima | José Ricardo Orozco | Conservative | Ibagué | 23,562 | 1,330,187 | 56.45 | 1886 | 
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| 30 | Valle del Cauca | Clara Luz Roldán | Coalición 'Todos por el Valle del Cauca' | Cali | 22,140 | 4,475,886 | 202.16 | 1910 | 
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| 31 | Vaupés | Elícer Pérez | CD | Mitú | 54,135 | 40,797 | 0.75 | 1991 | 
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| 32 | Vichada | Álvaro Arley León | Coalición 'Álvaro León Sabe Como Es' | Puerto Carreño | 100,242 | 107,808 | 1.08 | 1991 | 
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Indigenous territories
The indigenous territories are at the third level of administrative division in Colombia, as are the municipalities. Indigenous territories are created by agreement between the government and indigenous communities. In cases where indigenous territories cover more than one department or municipality, local governments jointly administer them with the indigenous councils, as set out in Articles 329 and 330 of the Colombian Constitution of 1991. Also indigenous territories may achieve local autonomy if they meet the requirements of the law.
Article 329 of the 1991 constitution recognizes the collective indigenous ownership of indigenous territories and repeats that are inalienable. Law 160 of 1994 created the National System of Agrarian Reform and Rural Development Campesino, and replaced Law 135 of 1961 on Agrarian Social Reform; it establishes and sets out the functions of INCORA, one of the most important being to declare which territories will acquire the status of indigenous protection and what extension of existing ones will be allowed. Decree 2164 of 1995 interprets Law 160 of 1994, providing, among other things, a legal definition of indigenous territories.[2]
Indigenous territories in Colombia are mostly in the departments of Amazonas, Cauca, La Guajira, Guaviare, and Vaupés.[1]
History
The Republic of Gran Colombia
When it was first established in 1819, The Republic of Gran Colombia had three departments. Venezuela, Cundinamarca (now Colombia) and Quito (now Ecuador).[3] In 1824, the Distrito del Centro (which became Colombia) was divided into five departments and further divided into seventeen provinces. One department, Istmo Department, consisting of two provinces, later became Panama.[4]
Republic of New Granada
With the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1826 by the Revolution of the Morrocoyes (La Cosiata), New Granada kept its 17 provinces. In 1832 the provinces of Vélez and Barbacoas were created, and in 1835 those of Buenaventura and Pasto were added. In 1843 those of Cauca, Mompós and Túquerres were created. At this time the cantons (cantones) and parish districts were created, which provided the basis for the present-day municipalities.[4][5]
By 1853 the number of provinces had increased to thirty-six, namely:Antioquia, Azuero, Barbacoas, Bogotá, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Casanare, Cauca, Chiriquí, Chocó, Córdova, Cundinamarca, García Rovira, Mariquita, Medellín, Mompós, Neiva, Ocaña, Pamplona, Panamá, Pasto, Popayán, Riohacha, Sabanilla, Santa Marta, Santander, Socorro, Soto, Tequendama, Tunja, Tundama, Túquerres, Valle de Upar, Veraguas, Vélez and Zipaquirá.[5] However, the new constitution of 1853 introduced federalism, which lead to the consolidation of provinces into states. By 1858 this process was complete, with a resulting eight federal states: Panamá was formed in 1855, Antioquia in 1856, Santander in May 1857, and Bolívar, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca and Magdalena were formed in June 1858. 1861 saw the creation of the final federal state of Tolima.[6]
Republic of Colombia
The Colombian Constitution of 1886 converted the states of Colombia into departments, with the state presidents renamed as governors. The states formed the following original departments:
- Antioquia Department
- Bolívar Department
- Boyacá Department
- Cauca Department
- Cundinamarca Department
- Magdalena Department
- Panamá Department
- Santander Department
- Tolima Department
Maps gallery
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Topography of Colombia, highly variable per department
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See also
- ISO 3166-2:CO
- List of Colombian flags
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
- States of Colombia
- List of Colombian departments by Human Development Index
References
- ^ a b "Division Política de Colombia" (in Spanish). Portal ColombiaYA.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009.
- ^ Decree 2164 of 1995 provides "Reserva Indígena. Es un globo de terreno baldío ocupado por una o varias comunidades indígenas que fué delimitado y legalmente asignado por el INCORA a aquellas para que ejerzan en él los derechos de uso y usufructo con exclusión de terceros. Las reservas indígenas constituyen tierras comunales de grupos étnicos, para los fines previstos en el artículo 63 de la Constitución Política y la ley 21 de 1991. […] Territorios Indígenas. Son las áreas poseidas en forma regular y permanente por una comunidad, parcialidad o grupo indígena y aquellas que, aunque no se encuentren poseidas en esa forma, constituyen el ámbito tradicional de sus actividades sociales, económicas y culturales. " Art. 21: "Los resguardos son una institución legal y sociopolítica de carácter especial, conformada por una o más comunidades indígenas, que con un título de propiedad colectiva que goza de las garantías de la propiedad privada, poseen su territorio y se rigen para el manejo de éste y su vida interna por una organización autónoma amparada por el fuero indígena y su sistema normativo propio."
- ^ Guhl Nannetti, Ernesto (1991). "Capítulo XII: División Política de la Gran Colombia". Las fronteras políticas y los límites naturales: escritos geograficos [Political Boundaries and Their Natural Limits: Geographic writings] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Fondo FEN. ISBN 978-958-9129-22-7.
- ^ a b Aguilera Peña, Mario (January 2002). "División política administrativa de Colombia". Credential Historia (in Spanish). Bogotá: Banco de la República. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
- ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística (Office of National Statistics) (1876). "Estadística de Colombia" [Colombian Statistics] (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Oficina Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 23 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Domínguez, Camilo; Chaparro, Jeffer; Gómez, Carla (2006). "Construcción y deconstrucción territorial del Caribe Colombiano durante el siglo XIX". Scripta Nova (Revista Electrónica de Geografía y Ciencias Sociales). 10 (218 (75)).
External links
- (in French) List of Colombian department governors
- "Departments of Colombia". Statoids.
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