Córdoba Department
Córdoba Department (Spanish: Departamento de Córdoba) is a department of Colombia. It is located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. The capital is Montería. In 2013, 1,658,090 people lived there.
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Departamento de Córdoba | |
|---|---|
 Flag Coat of arms of Department of Córdoba Coat of arms | |
.svg) Córdoba shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°WCoordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean Region |
| Established | June 18, 1952 |
| Capital | Montería |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Orlando Benítez (2020-2024) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,020 km2 (9,660 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,784,783 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 71.334/km2 (184.75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-COR |
| Municipalities | 30 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.716[2] high · 29th of 33 |
| Website | www.cordoba.gov.co |
Municipalities
These municipalities are in the department:
- Ayapel
- Buenavista
- Canalete
- Cereté
- Chimá
- Chinú
- Ciénaga de Oro
- Cotorra
- La Apartada
- Lorica
- Los Córdobas
- Momil
- Moñitos
- Montelíbano
- Montería
- Planeta Rica
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Escondido
- Puerto Libertador
- Purísima
- Sahagún
- San Andrés de Sotavento
- San Antero
- San Bernardo del Viento
- San Carlos
- San José de Uré
- San Pelayo
- Tierralta
- Tuchín
- Valencia
Córdoba Department Media
View of Montería from the Sinu river.
- Atardecersinuano
References
- ↑ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
Other websites
- Government of Cordoba official website Archived 2004-08-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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