Districts of Colombia
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The Districts in Colombia are cities that have a feature that highlights them, such as its location and trade, history or tourism. Arguably, the districts are special municipalities.
The first districts were Bogotá
, Barranquilla
, Cartagena and Santa Marta
, which were created by the original version of the Constitution of 1991. However the Act 02 changed the Constitution and included as districts Cúcuta
, Popayán
, Tunja
, Buenaventura
, Turbo
and Tumaco
.
Significantly, it was not until 1954 when it created the first district was called Special District of Bogotá until 1991 when it takes its current name during this year and increase the numbers of districts in Colombia to 4 with the three major cities of northern Colombia: Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta, until July 2007 that increased to 10 with 3 cities and 3 seaports: capitals were: Cúcuta, Popayán and Tunja, the port were Turbo Antioquia and Uraba in the Pacific port: Buenaventura and Tumaco.
The first districts were Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Barranquilla
Barranquilla
Barranquilla 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...
, Cartagena and Santa Marta
Santa Marta
Santa Marta is the capital city of the Colombian department of Magdalena in the Caribbean Region. It was founded in July 29, 1525 by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas, which makes it the oldest remaining city in Colombia...
, which were created by the original version of the Constitution of 1991. However the Act 02 changed the Constitution and included as districts Cúcuta
Cúcuta
Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
, Popayán
Popayán
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range...
, Tunja
Tunja
Tunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km...
, Buenaventura
Buenaventura
-Myths and legends:*Buenaventura River , a legendary but non-existent river that was once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in what is now the western United States-People:...
, Turbo
Turbo, Colombia
Turbo is a port town in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is located at around . It is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá, 340 km. north from Medellín...
and Tumaco
Tumaco
Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern of Colombia, near to border with Ecuador, and enjoys of hot tropical climate...
.
Significantly, it was not until 1954 when it created the first district was called Special District of Bogotá until 1991 when it takes its current name during this year and increase the numbers of districts in Colombia to 4 with the three major cities of northern Colombia: Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta, until July 2007 that increased to 10 with 3 cities and 3 seaports: capitals were: Cúcuta, Popayán and Tunja, the port were Turbo Antioquia and Uraba in the Pacific port: Buenaventura and Tumaco.