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        6 August 1538  1  Amazonas  Leticia       5 October 1991  2  Antioquia  Medellín      1826  3  Arauca        Arauca       4 Julie 1991  4  Atlántico  Barranquilla       1910  5  Bolívar      Cartagena      15 Juin 1857  6  Boyacá        Tunja      1858  7  Caldas        Manizales       1905  8  Caquetá      Florencia       1982  9  Casanare    Yopal       4 Julie 1991 10  Cauca          Popayán      15 Juin 1857 11  Cesar          Valledupar      December 1967 12  Chocó          Quibdó       3 November 1947 13  Córdoba      Montería      18 Juin 1952 14  Cundinamarca  Bogotá    *  15 Juin 1857 15  Guainía      Inirida        13 Julie 1963 16  Guaviare    San José del Guaviare        4 Julie 1991 17  Huila          Neiva        1905 18  La Guajira  Riohacha        1 Julie 1965 19  Magdalena  Santa Marta       25 Julie 1824 20  Meta            Villavicencio        1 Julie 1960 21  Nariño        Pasto       6 August 1904 22  Norte de Santander  Cúcuta       25 Julie 1910 23  Putumayo    Mocoa        1991 24  Quindío      Armenia         1 Julie 1966 25  Risaralda  Pereira        1 Julie 1966 26  San Andrés an Providencia  San Andrés            4 Julie 1991 27  Santander  Bucaramanga       13 Mey 1857 28  Sucre          Sincelejo        18 August 1966 29  Tolima        Ibagué       4 August 1886 30  Valle del Cauca  Cali       16 Aprile 1910 31  Vaupés        Mitú         4 Julie 1991 32  Vichada      Puerto Carreño        5 Julie 1991 * Estimate includes the kintra's caipital, Bogotá.
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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 
  List of Colombian departments governors



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