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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...

is divided into 32 departments

Departments of Colombia

Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...

and these in turn are divided into municipalities

Municipalities of Colombia

The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,119 municipalities...

, although some receive the special category of district. However, there are also provinces, a generic name applied to provinces, districts, regions and subregions. These are generally internal administrative authorities of the departments, more historical than legal. Most of the Colombian provinces have this kind of subdivision; those which do not are the departments of Amazonas

Amazonas Department

Amazonas is a department of Colombia in the south of the country. Its capital is Leticia. Its name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department....

, Arauca

Arauca Department

Arauca is a department of Colombia located in the extreme north of the Orinoco part of Colombia , bordering Venezuela. It is bordered to the south by the Casanare River and the Meta River, which separate it from the departments of Casanare and Vichada. To the west borders with the Boyacá Department...

, Caquetá, Casanare

Casanare Department

Casanare is a department of Colombia. It is in the central eastern region of the country. Its capital is Yopal. It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP.-Municipalities:# Aguazul# Chameza...

, Chocó

Chocó Department

Chocó is a department of Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population. It is in the west of the country, and is the only Colombian department to have coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It also has all of Colombia's border with Panama. Its capital is...

, Guainía

Guainía Department

Guainía is a department of Colombia. It is in the east of the country, bordering Venezuela and Brazil. Its capital is Inirida. In 1963 Guainía was split off from Vaupés. The northern part and the Inírida River are included in the Orinoco river basin; the rest is part of Amazonia...

, Guaviare

Guaviare Department

Guaviare is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991 by the new Political Constitution of Colombia...

, Putumayo

Putumayo Department

Putumayo is a department of Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.The word putumayo comes from the Quechua language. The verb putuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayo is a variant of mayu, meaning river...

, San Andrés y Providencia, Vaupés

Vaupés Department

Vaupés is a department of Colombia in the jungle covered Amazonas Region. It is located in the southeast part of the country, bordering Brazil to the east, the department of Amazonas to the south, Caquetá and Guaviare, and Guainía to the north covering a total area of 54,135 km²...

and Vichada

Vichada Department

Vichada is a department of the Republic of Colombia in South America. Vichada is located in the eastern plains of Colombia, in the Orinoquia region within the Orinoco river basin bordering the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the north and east...

List of provinces

Provinces			Name	Map
Location	Department	Title	Name	Map
	Antioquia Antioquia Department Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...	Subregions (Subregiones)	Bajo Cauca Bajo Cauca Antioquia Bajo Cauca Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 6 municipalities. The region cover most of the lower valley of the Cauca River with the department of Antioquia.-Municipalities:* Cáceres* Caucasia...
			Magdalena Medio Magdalena Medio Antioquia Magdalena Medio Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 6 municipalities. The region is determined by its location within the Middle Magdalena Region which covers the central area of the Magdalena River basin.-Municipalities:* Caracolí* Maceo*...
			Northeastern Northeastern Antioquia Northeastern Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 10 municipalities.-Municipalities:* Amalfi* Anorí* Cisneros* Remedios* San Roque* Santo Domingo* Segovia* Vegachi* Yali* Yolombo... (Nordeste)
			Northern Northern Antioquia Northern Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 17 municipalities.-Municipalities:* Angostura* Belmira* Briceño* Campamento* Carolina del Príncipe* Don Matías* Entrerríos* Gómez Plata* Guadalupe... (Norte)
			Western Western Antioquia Western Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 18 municipalities.-Municipalities:* Abriaquí* Antioquia* Anza* Armenia* Buritica* Cañasgordas* Dabeiba* Ebejico* Frontino* Giraldo* Heliconia... (Occidente)
			Eastern Eastern Antioquia Eastern Antioquia is subregion of the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is conformed by 23 municipalities.-Geography:... (Oriente)
			Southwestern Southwestern Antioquia Southwestern Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up of 24 municipalities.-Municipalities:* Amagá* Andes* Angelópolis* Betania* Betulia* Caicedo* Caramanta* Ciudad Bolívar* Concordia* Fredonia... (Suroeste)
			Urabá Urabá Antioquia Urabá Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 24 municipalities. Most of this region northern portion is part of the Colombian Caribbean Region bordering the Caribbean sea.-Municipalities:* Apartadó...
			Aburrá Valley Aburrá Valley Aburrá Valley , is the natural basin of the Medellín River and one of the most populous valleys of Colombia in its Andean Region with near 3 million inhabitants. The valley is located on the Central Range, over the Antioquian Mountain just between the Magdalean and Cauca valleys from east to west... (Valle de Aburrá)
	Bolívar 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...	Development zones (Zonas de desarrollo)	Depresión Momposina
			Dique
			Loba
			Magdalena Medio
			Mojana
			Montes de María Montes de María The Montes de María are a group of mountains of the northern coast of Colombia , which do not belong to the Andes ranges, and the highlands around them. The Montes de María are the last part of the Serranía de San Jerónimo.Montes de María is a zone located in the center of the Colombian...
	Boyacá Boyacá Department Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...	Provinces (Provincias)	Central Central Boyacá Province The Central Boyacá Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 15 municipalities.-Municipalities:... (Centro)
			Frontier District (Cubará) Cubará Cubará is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia also referred to as the Boyacá Frontier District for sharing an international border with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.-External links:... (Distrito Fronterizo)
			Gutiérrez Gutiérrez Province The Gutiérrez Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 6 municipalities.-Municipalities:Chiscas • El Cocuy • El Espino • Guacamayas • Güicán • Panqueba-References:...
			La Libertad La Libertad Province The La Libertad Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 4 municipalities.-Municipalities:Labranzagrande • Pajarito • Paya • Pisba-References:...
			Lengupá Lengupá Province The Lengupá Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 6 municipalities.-Municipalities:Berbeo • Campohermoso • Miraflores • Páez • San Eduardo • Zetaquirá-References:...
			Márquez Márquez Province The Márquez Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 10 municipalities.-Municipalities:Boyacá • Ciénaga • Jenesano • Nuevo Colón • Ramiriquí • Rondón • Tibaná • Turmequé • Úmbita • Viracachá-References:...
			Neira Neira Province The Neira Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subregion is formed by 6 municipalities.-Municipalities:Chinavita • Garagoa • Macanal • Pachavita • San Luis de Gaceno • Santa María-References:...
			Northern Northern Boyacá Province The Northern Boyacá Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 9 municipalities. It is currently administered by Chief Mayor Randy James.-Municipalities:... (Norte)
			Western Western Boyacá Province The Western Boyacá Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 15 municipalities.-Municipalities:... (Occidente)
			Eastern Eastern Boyacá Province The Eastern Boyacá Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 8 municipalities.-Municipalities:Almeida • Chivor • Guateque • Guayatá • La Capilla • Somondoco • Sutatenza • Tenza-References:... (Oriente)
			Ricaurte Ricaurte Province The Ricaurte Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 13 municipalities.-Municipalities:...
			Sugamuxi Sugamuxi Province The Sugamuxi Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 13 municipalities.-Municipalities:...
			Tundama Tundama Province The Tundama Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 9 municipalities.-Municipalities:Belén • Busbanzá • Cerinza • Corrales • Duitama • Floresta • Paipa • Santa Rosa de Viterbo • TutasáWebsite:...
			Valderrama Valderrama Province The Valderrama Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 7 municipalities.It is geographically located within 112 04’ 00” East Longitude and within 10 57’ 00” North Latitude. The poblation lies in the elevation of 50 meters above sea level and the...
			Special Handling Zone (Puerto Boyacá) Puerto Boyacá Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Handling Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing... (Zona de Manejo Especial)
	Caldas Caldas Department Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It's part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km²...	Districts (Distritos)	Lower Western (Bajo Occidente)
			Magdalena Caldense
			Northern (Norte)
			Southcentral (Centrosur)
			Upper Eastern (Alto Oriente)
			Upper Western (Alto Occidente)
	Cauca Cauca Department Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of...	Regions (Regiones)	Central (Centro)
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southern (Sur)
	Cundinamarca Cundinamarca Department - Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....	Provinces (Provincias)	Almeidas Almeidas Province Almeidas Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Almeidas borders to the east with the Boyacá Department to the north with the Ubaté Province, to the west with the Central Savanna Province and to the south with the Guavio Province.Almeidas groups seven...
			Central Magdalena Central Magdalena Province Central Magdalena Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Central Magdalena borders to the west with the Tolima Department and the Magdalena River, to the north with the Lower Magdalena Province, to the east with the Gualivá and Tequendama Provinces and to the... (Magdalena Centro)
			Central Savanna Central Savanna Province Central Savanna is one of the fifteen provinces of Cundinamarca, located in the central area of the department, it has 11 municipalities. The Province Capital is the city of Zipaquirá... (Sabana Centro)
			Eastern Eastern Province of Cundinamarca Eastern Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.... (Oriente)
			Gualivá Gualivá Province Gualivá Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Gualivá borders to the west with the Lower Magdalena Province, to the north with the Rionegro Province, to the east and southeast with the Western Savanna Province, to the south slightly with the Tequendama...
			Guavio Guavio Province The Guavio Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Guavio borders to the west with the Capital District of Bogotá and the Central Savanna Province, to the north with the Almeidas Province, to the east with the Boyacá Department and Medina Province and to the...
			Lower Magdalena Lower Magdalena Province Lower Magdalena Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Lower Magdalena borders to the west with the Magdalena River, the Departments of Tolima and Caldas to the north with the Antioquia Department, to the east with the Rionegro Province and Gualiva Province,... (Bajo Magdalena)
			Medina Medina Province of Cundinamarca Medina Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Medina borders to the west with the Guavio Province, to the north, northeast and east with the Boyacá Department and to the southeast and south with the Meta Department....
			Rionegro Rionegro Province Rionegro Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia....
			Soacha Soacha Province Soacha Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia....
			Sumapaz Sumapaz Province Sumapaz Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.-External links:...
			Tequendama Tequendama Province Tequendama Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia....
			Ubaté Ubaté Province Ubaté Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia....
			Upper Magdalena Upper Magdalena Province Upper Magdalena Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Upper Magdalena borders to the west with the magdalena River and the Tolima Department to the north with the Central Magdalena Province, to the east with the Tequendama Province and to the southeast with... (Alto Magdalena)
			Western Savanna Western Savanna Province Western Savanna Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.-Municipalities:• Bojacá • Cota • El Rosal • Facatativá • Funza • Madrid • Mosquera • Subachoque • Tenjo • Zipacón... (Sabana Occidente)
	Huila Huila Department Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.-Geography:The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif...	Subregions (Subregiones)	Central Subregion (Subcentro)
			Northern Subregion (Subnorte)
			Western Subregion (Suboccidente)
			Southern Subregion (Subsur)
	La Guajira	Provinces (Provincias)	Northern (Norte) Province
	La Guajira	Provinces (Provincias)	Southern (Sur) or Padilla Province
	Meta Meta Department Meta is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio...	Regions (Regiones)	Ariari
			Capital
			Piedemonte
			Río Meta
	Nariño Nariño Department Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.-Municipalities:# Albán# Aldana# Ancuya...	Provinces (Provincias)	Juanambú (La Unión)
			La Cruz
			Obando (Ipiales)
			Pasto
			Tumaco-Barbacoas
			Túquerres
	Norte de Santander	Subregions (Subregiones)	Central (Centro)
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southwestern (Sur-occidente)
			Southeastern (Sur-oriente)
	Santander Santander Department Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...	Provinces (Provincias)	Comunera
			García-Rovira
			Guanentá
			Mares
			Soto
			Vélez
	Sucre 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...	Subregions (Subregiones)	La Mojana
			Montes de María
			Morrosquillo
			Sabanas
			San Jorge
	Tolima	Provinces (Provincias)	Ibagué
			Nevados
			Northern (Norte)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southern (Sur)
			Southeastern (Suroriente)
	Valle del Cauca Valle del Cauca Department Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali...	Subregions (Subregiones)	Central (Centro)
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southern (Sur)

List of provinces

See also