| Department of Bolívar Departamento de Bolívar |
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| Motto: Ab Ordine Libertas (Latin: From order comes freedom) |
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| Anthem: Himno de Bolívar | |||
| Bolívar shown in red | |||
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Region | Caribbean Region | ||
| Established | June 15, 1857 | ||
| Capital | Cartagena | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Alberto Bernal (2010-) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 25,978 km2 (10,030.2 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 14 | ||
| Population (2005)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,860,445 | ||
| • Rank | 7 | ||
| • Density | 71.6/km2 (185.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-BOL | ||
| Provinces | 6 | ||
| Municipalities | 46 | ||
| Website | www.bolivar.gov.co | ||
Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending from the coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia.
Its capital is Cartagena, other important cities include Magangue and Turbaco.
According to press reports, the Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) controls several of the department's gold mines and manages 48.000 hectares of land through figureheads.[2]
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