Departments of Colombia

Colombia has 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital).<ref><ref>

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 in consecutive periods. Departments are country subdivisions and are granted a certain degree of autonomy.


 ID Department Governor Party Capital Area (km²) Population Established  00  Capital District  Enrique Peñalosa  CR   Bogotá        1538  01  Amazonas  Manuel Antonio Carebilla Cuéllar  CR   Leticia       1991  02  Antioquia  Luis Pérez  Liberal   Medellín      1826  03  Arauca        Ricardo Alvarado Bestene  La U   Arauca       1991  04  Atlántico  Eduardo I. Verano de la Rosa  Liberal   Barranquilla       1910  05  Bolívar      Dumek José Turbay Paz  Liberal   Cartagena      1857  06  Boyacá        Carlos Andrés Amaya Rodríguez  Green   Tunja      1539  07  Caldas        Guido Echeverri Piedrahíta  La U   Manizales       1905  08  Caquetá      Álvaro Pacheco Álvarez  Liberal   Florencia       1982  09  Casanare    Josue Alirio Barrera Rodríguez  CD   Yopal       1991 10  Cauca          Óscar Rodrigo Campo Hurtado  Liberal   Popayán      1857 11  Cesar          Francisco Fernando Ovalle Angarita  La U   Valledupar      1967 12  Chocó          Jhoany Carlos Alberto Palacios Mosquera  Liberal   Quibdó       1947 13  Córdoba      Edwin José Besaile Fayad  La U   Montería      1952 14  Cundinamarca  Jorge Emilio Rey Ángel  CR   Bogotá      1857 15  Guainía      Javier Eliecer Zapata Parrado  Liberal   Inirida        1963 16  Guaviare    Nebio De Jesús Echeverry Cadavid  AICO   San José del Guaviare        1991 17  Huila          Carlos Julio González Villa  CR   Neiva        1905 18  La Guajira  Oneida Rayeth Pinto Pérez  CR   Riohacha        1965 19  Magdalena  Rosa Cotes De Zuñiga  CR   Santa Marta       1824 20  Meta            Marcela Amaya  Liberal   Villavicencio        1960 21  Nariño        Camilo Romero  Green   Pasto       1904 22  Norte de Santander  William Villamizar Laguado  La U   Cúcuta       1910 23  Putumayo    Sorrel Parisa Aroca Rodríguez  Green   Mocoa        1991 24  Quindío      Carlos Eduardo Osorio Buritica  N/A   Armenia         1966 25  Risaralda  Sigifredo Salazar Osorio  Conservative   Pereira        1966 26  San Andrés y Providencia  Ronald Housni Jaller  Liberal   San Andrés            1991 27  Santander  Didier Alberto Tavera Amado  Liberal   Bucaramanga       1857 28  Sucre          Edgar Enrique Martínez Romero  CR   Sincelejo        1966 29  Tolima        Óscar Barreto Quiroga  Conservative   Ibagué       1886 30  Valle del Cauca  Dilian Francisca Toro Torres  La U   Cali       1910 31  Vaupés        Jesús María Vásquez Caicedo  CR   Mitú         1991 32  Vichada      Luis Carlos Álvarez Morales  La U   Puerto Carreño        1991

 Related pages 
 ISO 3166-2:CO

References

 Other websites 
 Statoids - Departments of Colombia