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What are the Departments of Colombia?

Colombia is divided into 32 departments plus the Capital District of Bogotá. Each department has an elected governor and assembly.

  • The 1886 constitution ended the federal United States of Colombia.
  • Its nine sovereign states became departments of a centralized republic.
  • These were split into smaller departments during the 20th century.
  • Thinly populated areas, such as the Amazon and the eastern plains, were run as national territories.
  • The 1991 constitution turned all of these territories into departments, making 32.

Current quiz contains 33 departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bogota, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Córdoba, Guainía, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, San Andrés y Providencia, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés, Vichada.