Provinces of Colombia

Colombia
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Colombia
Constitution
Legislature Congress Senate Chamber of Representatives
Executive President Vice President Council of Ministers
Elections National Electoral Council Recent elections: Presidential: 2010, 2014 Legislative: 2010, 2014
Administrative divisions Departments Municipalities
Major political parties Liberal Party Conservative Party National Unity Radical Change Party Alternative Democratic Pole Green Party MIRA
Related topics Foreign relations Human rights Military Armed conflict (since 1964)
Other countries Atlas Politics portal

Colombia is divided into 32 departments. These in turn are divided into municipalities, though some receive the special category of district. However, there are also provinces, a generic name applied to provinces, districts, regions and subregions. These are generally internal administrative authorities of the departments, more historical than legal. Most Colombian provinces have this kind of subdivision. Those that do not are the departments of Amazonas, Arauca, Caquetá, Casanare, Chocó, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo, San Andrés y Providencia, Vaupés, and Vichada.

List of provinces

Provinces			Name	Map
Location	Department	Title
	Antioquia	Subregions (Subregiones) [1]	Bajo Cauca
			Magdalena Medio
			Northeastern (Nordeste)
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southwestern (Suroeste)
			Urabá
			Aburrá Valley (Valle de Aburrá)
	Bolívar	Development zones (Zonas de desarrollo)	Depresión Momposina
			Dique
			Loba
			Magdalena Medio
			Mojana
			Montes de María
	Boyacá	Provinces (Provincias) [2]	Central (Centro)
			Frontier District (Cubará) (Distrito Fronterizo)
			Gutiérrez
			La Libertad
			Lengupá
			Márquez
			Neira
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Ricaurte
			Sugamuxi
			Tundama
			Valderrama
			Special Handling Zone (Puerto Boyacá) (Zona de Manejo Especial)
	Caldas	Districts (Distritos) [3]	Lower Western (Bajo Occidente)
			Magdalena Caldense
			Northern (Norte)
			Southcentral (Centrosur)
			Upper Eastern (Alto Oriente)
			Upper Western (Alto Occidente)
	Cauca	Regions (Regiones)	Central (Centro)
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southern (Sur)
	Cundinamarca	Provinces (Provincias) [4]	Almeidas
			Central Magdalena (Magdalena Centro)
			Central Savanna (Sabana Centro)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Gualivá
			Guavio
			Lower Magdalena (Bajo Magdalena)
			Medina
			Rionegro
			Soacha
			Sumapaz
			Tequendama
			Ubaté
			Upper Magdalena (Alto Magdalena)
			Western Savanna (Sabana Occidente)
	Huila	Subregions (Subregiones) [5]	Central Subregion (Subcentro)
			Northern Subregion (Subnorte)
			Western Subregion (Suboccidente)
			Southern Subregion (Subsur)
	La Guajira	Provinces (Provincias)	Northern (Norte) Province
			Southern (Sur) or Padilla Province
	Meta	Regions (Regiones)	Ariari
			Capital
			Piedemonte
			Río Meta
	Nariño	Provinces (Provincias)	Juanambú (La Unión)
			Obando (Ipiales)
			Pasto
			Tumaco-Barbacoas
			Túquerres
	Norte de Santander	Subregions (Subregiones) [6]	Central (Centro)
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southwestern (Sur-occidente)
			Southeastern (Sur-oriente)
	Santander	Provinces (Provincias)	Comunera
			García-Rovira
			Guanentá
			Mares
			Soto
			Vélez
	Sucre	Subregions (Subregiones) [7]	La Mojana
			Montes de María
			Morrosquillo
			Sabanas
			San Jorge
	Tolima	Provinces (Provincias)	Ibagué
			Nevados
			Northern (Norte)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southern (Sur)
			Southeastern (Suroriente)
	Valle del Cauca	Subregions (Subregiones) [8]	Central (Centro)
			Northern (Norte)
			Western (Occidente)
			Eastern (Oriente)
			Southern (Sur)

See also

• Regions of Colombia
• Departments of Colombia
• Municipalities of Colombia
• Districts of Colombia

References