Bolívar Department

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Department of Bolívar
Departamento de Bolívar
Department

Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: Ab Ordine Libertas
(Latin: From order comes freedom)
Anthem: Himno de Bolívar
Bolívar shown in red
Coordinates: 10°24′N 75°30′W / 10.400°N 75.500°W / 10.400; -75.500Coordinates: 10°24′N 75°30′W / 10.400°N 75.500°W / 10.400; -75.500
Country  Colombia
Region Caribbean Region
Established June 15, 1857
Capital Cartagena
Government
 • Governor Juan Carlos Gossain Rognini(2012-)
Area[1][2]
 • Total 25,978 km2 (10,030 sq mi)
Area rank 14th
Population (2013)[3]
 • Total 2,049,083
 • Rank 6th
 • Density 79/km2 (200/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 roughly north-south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia Department. The departments of Sucre and Córdoba are located to the west, and Atlántico Department is to the north and east (most of the border formed by the Canal del Dique). Across the Magdalena River to the east is Magdalena Department.

Its capital is Cartagena, other important cities include Magangué and Turbaco.

Geography

Administrative divisions

Municipalities

  1. Achí
  2. Altos del Rosario
  3. Arenal del Sur
  4. Arjona
  5. Arroyo Hondo
  6. Barranco de Loba
  7. Calamar
  8. Cantagallo, Bolívar
  9. El Carmen de Bolívar
  10. Cartagena
  11. Cicuco
  12. Clemencia
  13. Córdoba
  14. El Guamo
  15. Hatillo de Loba
  16. Magangué
  17. Mahates
  18. Margarita
  19. María La Baja
  20. Santa Cruz de Mompox
  21. Montecristo
  22. Morales
  23. Norosí
  24. El Peñón
  25. Pinillos
  26. Regidor
  27. Rio Viejo
  28. San Cristobal
  29. San Estanislao
  30. San Fernando
  31. San Jacinto
  32. San Jacinto del Cauca
  33. San Juan Nepomuceno
  34. San Martín de Loba
  35. San Pablo
  36. Santa Catalina
  37. Santa Rosa
  38. Simití
  39. Soplaviento
  40. Talaiga Nuevo
  41. Tiquisio
  42. Turbaco
  43. Turbana
  44. Villanueva
  45. Zambrano
  46. Santa Rosa del Sur

History

In today's villages of Maria La Baja, Sincerín, El Viso, and Mahates and Rotinet, excavations have uncovered the remains of maloka-type buildings, directly related to the early Puerto Hormiga settlements.[4]

Miscellaneous

  • Postage stamps of Bolívar

References

  1. ↑ "Información Institucional: Geografía" (in Spanish). Gobernación del Bolivar. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. 
  2. ↑ Kline, Harvey F. (2012). "Bolivar, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6. 
  3. ↑ "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Universidad del Norte". Uninorte.edu.co. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 

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