Subdivisions of Gran Colombia
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1820 Departments
- Quito DepartmentQuito DepartmentQuito Department was one of the three departments of Gran Colombia until 1824.In the East it bordered Cundinamarca Department....
- Cundinamarca DepartmentCundinamarca 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....
- Venezuela DepartmentVenezuela Department (1820)Venezuela Department was one of the three departments of Gran Colombia until 1824.In the West it bordered Cundinamarca Department .In 1824 the subdivisions of Gran Colombia changed, and the territory was split into 4 departments:...
1824 Districts, departments, provinces
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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- Apure DepartmentApure DepartmentApure Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 2 provinces - Barinas Province in the north and Achaguas Province in the south....
: 2 provinces - Barinas ProvinceBarinas ProvinceBarinas Province was a province of the Spanish Empire and later of Venezuela.It was founded on 15 February 1786, with territory formerly part of the Maracaibo Province. It was abolished in 1821 as part of Gran Colombia, and recreated in 1830 with Venezuelan independence.Current Apure State and...
and Achaguas ProvinceAchaguas ProvinceAchaguas Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Apure Department which was created in 1824.It was located north of the Barinas Province, the only other province in Apure Department....
. - Orinoco Department: 4 provinces - Cumaná Province, Barcelona ProvinceBarcelona Province (Gran Colombia)Barcelona Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. The territory corresponds almost to the one of Anzoátegui State. The province was part of the Orinoco Department....
, Guayana ProvinceGuayana ProvinceGuayana Province was a province of the Spanish Empire and later of Venezuela. It was incorporated into the Captaincy General of Venezuela in 1776 and covered a territory roughly equal to today's Guayana Region and Guyana....
and Margarita ProvinceMargarita ProvinceMargarita Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Orinoco Department which was created in 1824.Capital: Asunción.Cantones:* Asunción Canton* Norte Canton ....
. - Venezuela DepartmentVenezuela Department (1824)Venezuela Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia from 1824 to 1830 .It had borders to* Atlantic Ocean in the North.* Orinoco Department in the East.* Apure Department in the South....
: 2 provinces - Caracas Province and Carabobo ProvinceCarabobo ProvinceCarabobo Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Venezuela Department which was created in 1824....
. - Zulia DepartmentZulia DepartmentZulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province y Trujillo Province....
: 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro ProvinceCoro ProvinceCoro Province was a province in the Zulia Department of Gran Colombia, and later one of the provinces of Venezuela, after Venezuelan independence in 1830.- Cantons :* Coro Canton* Casigua Canton* Cumarebo Canton* Paraguaná Canton cabecera Pueblo Nuevo...
, Mérida Province and Trujillo ProvinceTrujillo Province (Gran Colombia)Trujillo Province was a province in the Zulia Department of Gran Colombia.- Cantons :* Trujillo Canton - Trujillo* Boconó Canton - Boconó* Escuque Canton - Escuque* Carache Canton - Carache...
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Distrito del Centro - Actual 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...
and Panamá
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
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- Boyacá DepartmentBoyacá Department (Gran Colombia)Boyacá Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.- Borders :It had borders to* Magdalena Department, Zulia Department, Apure Department in the North,* Orinoco Department in the East,* Azuay Department in the South,...
: 4 provinces - Tunja ProvinceTunja ProvinceTunja Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....
, Casanare ProvinceCasanare ProvinceCasanare Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....
, Pamplona ProvincePamplona ProvincePamplona Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....
, and Socorro ProvinceSocorro ProvinceSocorro Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....
. - Cauca DepartmentCauca Department (Gran Colombia)Cauca Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.It was divided into 4 provinces:* Popayán Province* Buenaventura Province* Chocó Province* Pasto Province...
: 4 provinces - Popayán ProvincePopayán ProvincePopayán Province was one of the provinces of Cauca Department .It was also one of the provinces of the Republic of New Granada...
, Buenaventura ProvinceBuenaventura ProvinceBuenaventura Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Cauca Department which was created in 1824. In 1857 Cauca State was declared and the province was one of its provinces....
, Chocó Province, Pasto Province. - Cundinamarca DepartmentCundinamarca Department (1824)Cundinamarca Department was one the departments of Gran Colombia. It was part of the Centro District.- Provinces :* Bogotá Province. Capital: Bogotá. Cantones: Bogotá, Funza, Guaduas, Mesa, Tocaima, Ubaté y Zipaquirá....
: 4 provinces - Bogotá ProvinceBogotá ProvinceBogotá Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia and later of the Republic of New Granada....
, Antioquia Province, Mariquita Province, Neiva ProvinceNeiva ProvinceNeiva Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 changes in the subdivisions of Gran Colombia, it became part of the Cundinamarca Department....
. - Istmo Department: 2 provinces - Istmo Province and Veraguas ProvinceVeraguas ProvinceVeraguas is a province of Panama, located in the centre-west of the country. The capital is the city of Santiago de Veraguas. The province covers 10,677.2 km² and is divided into twelve districts.-History:...
. - Magdalena DepartmentMagdalena Department (Gran Colombia)Magdalena Department was one of the departments of Gran ColombiaIn the east it bordered Zulia Department, in the south Boyaca Department, Cundinamarca Department, Cauca Department....
: 3 provinces - 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....
, Riohacha ProvinceRiohacha ProvinceRiohacha Province was a province of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 changes in the subdivisions of Gran Colombia, it became part of Magdalena Department....
, Santa Marta ProvinceSanta Marta ProvinceSanta Marta Province was a province of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 changes in the subdivisions of Gran Colombia, it became part of Magdalena Department....
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Distrito del Sur - Actual Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and north of Marañón River
Marañón River
The Marañón River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andean valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and...
in actual Perú
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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- Azuay DepartmentAzuay DepartmentAzuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia.* Cuenca Province - Capital: Cuenca. Cantons: Cuenca, Cañar, Gualaseo y Girón.* Loja Province - Capital: Loja. Cantons: Loja, Catacocha, Cariamanga y Zaruma....
: : 3 provinces - Cuenca ProvinceCuenca Province (Gran Colombia)Cuenca Province was a province of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia it became part of the Azuay Department....
, Loja ProvinceLoja ProvinceLoja Province is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west by El Oro Province, on the north by El Azuay, and on the east by Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mercadillo the site had been previously moved and rebuilt from La...
, Jaén de Bracamoros and Maynas. - Guayaquil DepartmentGuayaquil DepartmentGuayaquil Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.It bordered* Ecuador Department in the East* Azuay Department in the South* Pacific Ocean in the West- Subdivisions :2 provincias y 9 cantones:...
: 2 provinces - Guayaquil Province and Manabi ProvinceManabí ProvinceManabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.-Economy:Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production...
. - Ecuador DepartmentEcuador DepartmentEcuador Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.It had borders to:* Azuay Department in the South.* Guayaquil Department in the West.- Subdivisions :3 provincias y 15 cantones:...
: 3 provinces - Pichincha ProvincePichincha ProvincePichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...
, Chimborazo ProvinceChimborazo ProvinceChimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo , Ecuador's highest mountain.- Cantons :...
and Imbabura ProvinceImbabura ProvinceImbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish and the Imbaburan Quechua language.Imbabura Volcano is located in the province. Best reached from the town of La Esperanza, the 4,609-meter-high mountain can be climbed in a single day.- Cantons...
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