Colombia - Departments - Overview and Index

Last modified: 2004-07-31 by dov gutterman
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by Antonio Broto, 12 July 2001

• Departamentos - Overview
• List of the "Departamentos"
  • Distrito Capital
• Other Territories
  • Quita Sueno Bank, Roncador Cay and Serrana Bank
  • Serranilla Bank

See Also:

• Colombia
• Colombia - Municipalities
• Clickable Map of Colombia
• Clickable Map of Valle de Cauca

Other Sites:

• Presidencia site

Departamentos - Overview

According to the 1991 Political Constitution of Colombia, the current tittle for the formerly Intendencias and Comisareas is Departamentos. this is only a type of territorial entities now.
Mario de la Calle Lombana, 26 September 1999

The Departaments and Capitals are:

Amazon Region - Major City in this Region: Florencia, Caqueta:
- Amazonas/Leticia
- Putumayo/Mocoa
- Caquetá/Florencia
- Guaviare/San José del Guaviare
- Vaupés/Mitú (Mitu)
- Guainía/Puerto Inirida (ex-Puerto Obando)

Orinoquia "Llanos Orientales" ( Eastern Plains) - Major City in this Region: Villavicencio:
- Meta/Villavicencio
- Casanare/Yopal
- Vichada/Puerto Carreño
- Arauca/Arauca

The Pacific Región:
The Western Part of Western Mountains of Departamen of Valle del Cauca, Nariño and Cauca are Part of Pacific Región. Mjor City in this Region: Buenaventura