What is a municipality in Colombia?
The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,122 municipalities (municipios).
How many municipalities are in Columbia?
1123 municipalities
Colombia is organized in 1123 municipalities, 32 departments and 5 districts.
What is the FARC fighting for?
The FARC and other guerrilla movements claim to be fighting for the rights of the poor in Colombia to protect them from government violence and to provide social justice through communism. The Colombian government claims to be fighting for order and stability, and to protect the rights and interests of its citizens.
How many department are there in Colombia?
Colombia is divided into 31 departments and a district.
How many provinces are in Colombia?
32 Departments
Departments of Colombia
Capital district and Colombian regions Distrito Capital y los Departamentos de Colombia (Spanish) | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Republic of Colombia |
Number | 32 Departments 1 Capital District |
Populations | (Departments only):40,797 (Vaupés) – 6,407,102 (Antioquia) |
What are the 5 districts of Colombia?
The first districts were Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta, which were created by the original version of the Constitution of 1991. However the Act 02 changed the Constitution and included as districts Cúcuta, Popayán, Tunja, Buenaventura, Turbo and Tumaco.
What are the 3 major cities in Colombia?
Colombia is a territory of big cities, where Bogotá, Medellín and Cali stand out as the three main capitals. Also, this is where the greatest amount of population, industries, commerce and multiple tourism alternatives are concentrated. But there is more to Colombia then these three cities.
What is the biggest department in Colombia?
Bogotá
List of Colombian Departments by population
Rank | Department | Population (2018) |
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1 | Bogotá | 7,412,566 |
2 | Antioquia | 6,407,102 |
3 | Valle del Cauca | 4,475,886 |
4 | Cundinamarca | 2,919,060 |