Bolívar State (Colombia)
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States of Colombia
States of Colombia existed from February 27, 1855 in the Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation, were they were called "federal states"...
. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day Bolívar Department
Bolívar Department
Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending from the coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia.Its...
, Sucre Department
Sucre Department
Sucre is a department in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The department ranks 27th by area, and it has a population of 772,010, ranking 20th of all the 32 departments of Colombia...
, Córdoba Department
Córdoba Department
Córdoba is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Córdoba faces to the north with the Caribbean sea, to the northeast with the Sucre Department, east with the Bolívar Department and south with the Antioquia Department...
and Atlántico Department
Atlántico Department
Atlántico is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its south, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River...
in northern Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Limits
In 1863 it bordered:- Antioquia StateAntioquia StateAntioquia State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day Antioquia Department, Colombia.- Limits :In 1863 it bordered:* Santander State and Boyacá State in the East.* Tolima State in the South....
in the South. - Cauca StateCauca StateCauca State was one of the states of Colombia.Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day west and southern Colombia, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present day Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela.- Naming :...
in the West. - Magdalena StateMagdalena StateThe Magdalena State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, northern Colombia.- Provinces :* El Banco Province...
in the East. - Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
in the North.
Naming
- June 15, 1857: created as Estado Federal de Bolívar (Federal State of Bolívar).
- 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine ConfederationGranadine ConfederationThe Granadine Confederation was a short-lived federal republic established in 1858 as a result of a constitutional change replacing the Republic of New Granada. It comprised the present day nations of Colombia and Panama...
. - 1863 Estado Soberano de Bolívar (Sovereign State of Bolívar) in the 1863 constitution of the United States of ColombiaUnited States of ColombiaThe United States of Colombia was the name adopted in 1861 through the Rionegro Constitution for the nation which had been known as the Republic of New Granada since the dissolution of the federation of Gran Colombia in 1830-1831....
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Departments of 1857
1857-06-15 was divided into 5 departamentos:- Cartagena Department
- Corozal Department
- Mompox Department
- Sabanilla Department
- Sinú Department
Provinces of 1862
By Article 1, Law 26 of December 26, 1862, the Sovereign State of Bolívar was divided into twelve provinces during the government of President of ColombiaPresident of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
, Juan José Nieto:
- Barranquilla Province (village of BarranquillaBarranquillaBarranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
as capital) - Carmen Province (village of El Carmen de BolívarEl Carmen de BolívarEl Carmen de Bolívar is a municipality and town of the northern Colombian Department of Bolivar. Founded on February 16, 1779 by the Spanish infantry Lieutenant Antonio de La Torre y Miranda,El Carmen de Bolivar lies in the central region of the Bolivar Department.-History:This area was initially...
as capital) - Cartagena ProvinceCartagena ProvinceCartagena Province was a province of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 changes in the subdivisions of Gran Colombia, it became part of Magdalena Department....
(village of Cartagena de Indias as capital) - Corozal Province (village of CorozalCorozal, SucreCorozal is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia.-References:...
as capital) - Chinú Province (village of ChinúChinúChinú is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.-References:...
as capital) - Lorica Province (village of Santa Cruz de LoricaSanta Cruz de LoricaSanta Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.-References:...
as capital) - Magangué Province (village of MaganguéMagangueMagangué Magangué is a municipality in the Department of Bolivar in Colombia, located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the North Coast. It is the capital of the southern Department, and is the second most important town....
as capital) - Mahates Province (village of MahatesMahatesMahates is a river town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The town of Mahates was founded on April 17, 1533 by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia....
as capital) - Mompox ProvinceMompox ProvinceMompox Province was the name of different provinces of Colombia.In 1855 it was a province of the Republic of New Granada.Later it was a province of Bolívar State ....
(village of Santa Cruz de MompoxSanta Cruz de MompoxMompox or Mompós, officially Santa Cruz de Mompox, is a town and municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department, which has preserved its colonial character. Located on an island in the Magdalena River where it joins the Cauca River, 249 kilometers from Cartagena. Mompox depends upon...
as capital) - Nieto Province (village of Ciénaga de OroCiénaga de OroCiénaga de Oro is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia....
as capital) - Sabanalarga Province (village of Sabanalarga as capital)
- Sincelejo Province (village of SincelejoSincelejoSincelejo is the capital and the largest city in the Colombian department of Sucre. It is also the main city in the denominated Región Sabanas , a subdivision of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, and the 23rd biggest city by population in Colombia...
as capital)