Subdivisions of Gran Colombia
The subdivisions of Gran Colombia, a country that existed from 1819–1831 changed in 1824.
1820 Departments
1824 Districts, departments, provinces
Distrito del Norte - Actual Venezuela and parts of Guyana and Brazil.
- Apure Department: 2 provinces - Barinas Province and Achaguas Province.
- Orinoco Department: 4 provinces - Cumaná Province, Barcelona Province, Guayana Province and Margarita Province.
- Venezuela Department: 2 provinces - Caracas Province and Carabobo Province.
- Zulia Department: 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province and Trujillo Province.
Distrito del Centro - Actual Colombia and Panamá.
- Boyacá Department: 4 provinces - Tunja Province, Casanare Province, Pamplona Province, and Socorro Province.
- Cauca Department: 4 provinces - Popayán Province, Buenaventura Province, Chocó Province, Pasto Province.
- Cundinamarca Department: 4 provinces - Bogotá Province, Antioquia Province, Mariquita Province, Neiva Province.
- Istmo Department: 2 provinces - Istmo Province and Veraguas Province.
- Magdalena Department: 3 provinces - Cartagena Province, Riohacha Province, Santa Marta Province.
Distrito del Sur - Actual Ecuador and north of Marañón River in actual Perú.
- Azuay Department: : 3 provinces - Cuenca Province, Loja Province, Jaén de Bracamoros and Maynas.
- Guayaquil Department: 2 provinces - Guayaquil Province and Manabi Province.
- Ecuador Department: 3 provinces - Pichincha Province, Chimborazo Province and Imbabura Province.
Maps
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1820, 3 departments: Quito, Cundinamarca, Venezuela
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1824, 12 departments
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Gran Colombia, 1827