Bolivar, Colombia

Bolivar is one of 33 primary administrative regions in Colombia with a population of approximately 2,070,110 people.

Facts and figures on Bolivar at a glance

Region name: Bolivar (Departamento de Bolívar)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,070,110 people
Country: Colombia
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Bolivar (Departamento de Bolívar) is located in the regional capital Cartagena (Cartagena) with a population of 914,552 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Bolivar's regional capital Cartagena to Colombia's capital Bogota (Bogotá) is approximately 661 km (410 mi).

Facts and figures about Bolivar
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Bolivar Departamento de Bolívar2,070,110 peopleCartagena Cartagena914,552 people

Compare with other regions in Colombia.

Map of Bolivar

Map of Bolivar

Information on Bolivar

Information on Bolivar
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Bolivar Departamento de BolívarCartagena Cartagena47ColombiaSouth America

Time in Bolivar

Time in Bolivar
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 6:08pm (18:08h)NoThu, 28 Mar 2024 - 6:08pm (18:08h)UTC -5.0America/Bogota

Geographic coordinates of Bolivar

Latitude & Longitude of Bolivar
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map9°00'00.0"N (9.0000000°)74°19'60.0"W (-74.3333300°)

Subregions in Bolivar

There are 47 administrative subregions in Bolivar.
Subregions in Bolivar
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Achi Achí1.23,051Achi Achí8,434
Altos del Rosario Altos del Rosario2.11,357Altos del Rosario Altos del Rosario5,220
Arenal Arenal3.15,414Arenal Arenal5,346
Arjona Arjona4.73,730Arjona Arjona50,405
Arroyohondo Arroyohondo5.9,907Arroyohondo Arroyohondo3,622
Barranco de Loba Barranco de Loba6.14,435Barranco de Loba Barranco de Loba5,933
Calamar Calamar7.22,202--
Cantagallo Cantagallo8.6,874Cantagallo Cantagallo6,874
Cartagena de Indias Cartagena de Indias9.892,545Cartagena Cartagena914,552
Cicuco Cicuco10.13,120Cicuco Cicuco7,662
Clemencia Clemencia11.13,821Clemencia Clemencia13,821
Cordoba Córdoba12.15,012Cordoba Córdoba6,597
El Carmen de Bolivar El Carmen de Bolívar13.67,952El Carmen de Bolivar El Carmen de Bolívar47,957
El Guamo El Guamo14.7,826El Guamo El Guamo4,732
El Penon El Peñón15.7,234--
Hatillo de Loba Hatillo de Loba16.11,770Hatillo de Loba Hatillo de Loba3,639
Magangue Magangué17.123,982Magangue Magangué123,982
Mahates Mahates18.22,929Mahates Mahates26,075
Margarita Margarita19.9,720Margarita Margarita9,720
Mompos Mompós20.41,565Mompos Mompós30,861
Montecristo Montecristo21.13,470Montecristo Montecristo13,470
Morales Morales22.18,678Morales Morales18,678
Municipio de Maria la Baja Municipio de María la Baja23.48,079Maria la Baja María la Baja23,401
Norosi Norosi24.-Norosi Norosí-
Pinillos Pinillos25.22,801Pinillos Pinillos23,349
Regidor Regidor26.8,796Regidor Regidor5,335
Rio Viejo Río Viejo27.8,125Rio Viejo Río Viejo8,125
San Cristobal San Cristóbal28.6,561--
San Estanislao San Estanislao29.15,312San Estanislao San Estanislao16,518
San Estanislao San Estanislao30.15,312Soplaviento Soplaviento8,067
San Fernando San Fernando31.9,776--
San Jacinto San Jacinto32.23,576San Jacinto San Jacinto23,576
San Jacinto del Cauca San Jacinto del Cauca33.8,079San Jacinto del Cauca San Jacinto del Cauca-
San Juan Nepomuceno San Juan Nepomuceno34.32,514San Juan Nepomuceno San Juan Nepomuceno34,110
San Martin de Loba San Martín de Loba35.14,504--
San Pablo San Pablo36.37,160San Pablo San Pablo-
Santa Catalina Santa Catalina37.14,039Santa Catalina Santa Catalina14,039
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa38.18,375Santa Rosa Santa Rosa18,375
Santa Rosa del Sur Santa Rosa del Sur39.34,015Santa Rosa del Sur Santa Rosa del Sur8,904
Simiti Simití40.15,353Simiti Simití15,353
Soplaviento Soplaviento41.8,281--
Talaigua Nuevo Talaigua Nuevo42.12,845Talaigua Nuevo Talaigua Nuevo-
Tiquisio Tiquisio43.18,786Tiquisio Tiquisio17,939
Turbaco Turbaco44.63,046Turbaco Turbaco56,171
Turbana Turbaná45.13,493Turbana Turbaná10,235
Villanueva Villanueva46.21,135Villanueva Villanueva12,791
Zambrano Zambrano47.11,367Zambrano Zambrano9,565

External sources of information on Bolivar

Bolivar on Wikipedia