Córdoba Department

Department of Córdoba
Departamento de Córdoba
Department
Flag of Department of Córdoba
Flag
Córdoba shown in red
Córdoba shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°W / 8.750; -75.883
Country Colombia
RegionCaribbean Region
EstablishedJune 18, 1952
CapitalMontería
Government
 • GovernorOrlando Benítez (2020-2024)
Area
 • Total25,020 km2 (9,660 sq mi)
 • Rank15th
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,784,783
 • Rank9th
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-COR
Municipalities30
HDI (2019)0.716[2]
high · 29th of 33
Websitewww.cordoba.gov.co

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.

Municipalities

These municipalities are in the department:

  1. Ayapel
  2. Buenavista
  3. Canalete
  4. Cereté
  5. Chimá
  6. Chinú
  7. Ciénaga de Oro
  8. Cotorra
  9. La Apartada
  10. Lorica
  11. Los Córdobas
  12. Momil
  13. Moñitos
  14. Montelíbano
  15. Montería
  16. Planeta Rica
  17. Pueblo Nuevo
  18. Puerto Escondido
  19. Puerto Libertador
  20. Purísima
  21. Sahagún
  22. San Andrés de Sotavento
  23. San Antero
  24. San Bernardo del Viento
  25. San Carlos
  26. San José de Uré
  27. San Pelayo
  28. Tierralta
  29. Tuchín
  30. Valencia

References

  1. ↑ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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