Colombia

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Colombia is an unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and a Capital District (Distrito Capital). Each department has a Governor (gobernador) and a Department Assembly (Asamblea Departamental), elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected consecutively. Departments are country subdivisions similar to US states or Canadian provinces and are granted a certain degree of autonomy.

Departments are formed by a grouping of municipalities (municipios, sing. municipio). Municipal government is composed by a mayor (alcalde) and a Municipal Council (concejo municipal), both of them elected by the people for a four-year period.

The Capital District is the country's capital, Bogotá. It is partially dependent on the Department of Cundinamarca that surrounds it.

Departments of Colombia and each one of its Municipalities.

[edit] Chart of departments

San Andrés and
Providencia

Risaralda

Magdalena

Quindío

Caldas

Atlántico

Córdoba

Chocó

Santander

Sucre

Putumayo

Meta

Caquetá

Guaviare

Vaupés

Guainía

Casanare

Vichada

Norte de
Santander

Boyacá

Cundinamarca

La Guajira

Huila

Tolima

Valle del Cauca

Bolívar

Arauca

Amazonas

Nariño

Cauca

Antioquia

Cesar

[edit] See also

• ISO 3166-2:CO
• List of Colombian flags
• List of country subdivisions
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area

[edit] External links

• (French) List of Colombian departments governors
• Departments of Colombia at statoids.com

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