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**Department of Bolívar**
*Departamento de Bolívar*
	Department of Colombia
Flag of the Department of Bolívar	Coat of arms of the Department of Bolívar
	Motto: Ab Ordine Libertas; (Latin: From order comes freedom)
	Anthem: Himno de Bolívar
	Bolívar shown in red
Established	June 15, 1857
Region	Caribbean Region
Capital	Cartagena
Number of Provinces	6
Number of Municipalities	46
Governor; - Governor's Political Party;	Joaco Berrio; [[]]
Area; Total; - Land; - Water (% of total)	Ranked 14; 25,978 km²; km²; km² (%)
Population; - Total (2005); - Density	Ranked 7; 1,860,445; 71.61/km²
ISO code	CO-BOL
	Government's Website:; www.bolivar.gov.co

Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is in 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 capital is Cartagena, other important cities include Magangue and Turbaco.

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