Departments
Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and a Capital District (Distrito Capital), as shown in the table below.
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.
The Capital District is the country's capital, Bogotá. It is partially dependent on the Department of Cundinamarca that surrounds it.
| Department (Capital) | Area (sq km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas (Leticia) | 109,665 | 80,360 |
| Antioquia (Medellín) | 63,612 | 5,750,478 |
| Arauca (Arauca) | 23,818 | 282,302 |
| Atlántico (Barranquilla) | 3,388 | 2,365,663 |
| Bolívar (Cartagena) | 25,978 | 2,229,967 |
| Boyacá (Tunja) | 23,189 | 1,411,239 |
| Caldas (Manizales) | 7,888 | 1,170,187 |
| Caquetá (Florencia) | 88,965 | 463,333 |
| Casanare (Yopal) | 44,640 | 325,713 |
| Cauca (Popayán) | 29,308 | 1,363,054 |
| Cesar (Valledupar) | 22,905 | 1,050,303 |
| Chocó (Quibdó) | 46,530 | 413,173 |
| Córdoba (Montería) | 25,020 | 1,392,905 |
| Cundinamarca (Bogotá) | 24,210 | 9,467,562 |
| Guainía (Inirida) | 72,238 | 43,314 |
| Guaviare (San José del Guaviare) | 53,460 | 133,236 |
| Huila (Neiva) | 19,890 | 994,218 |
| La Guajira (Riohacha) | 20,848 | 524,619 |
| Magdalena (Santa Marta) | 23,188 | 1,403,318 |
| Meta (Villavicencio) | 85,635 | 771,089 |
| Nariño (Pasto | 33,268 | 1,775,139 |
| Norte de Santander (Cúcuta) | 21,658 | 1,493,932 |
| Putumayo (Mocoa) | 24,885 | 378,483 |
| Quindío (Armenia) | 1,845 | 613,375 |
| Risaralda (Pereira) | 4,140 | 1,024,362 |
| San Andrés and Providencia (San Andrés) | 52 | 83,491 |
| Santander (Bucaramanga) | 30,537 | 2,085,084 |
| Sucre (Sincelejo) | 10,917 | 868,648 |
| Tolima (Ibagué) | 23,562 | 1,312,972 |
| Valle del Cauca (Cali) | 22,140 | 4,524,678 |
| Vaupés (Mitú) | 54,135 | 33,152 |
| Vichada (Puerto Carreño) | 100,242 | 97,276 |
| Bogotá (Distrito Capital) | 1,587 | 7,117,984 |
