Regions in Colombia

Colombia is made up of 33 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Colombia. Information on all primary administrative regions in Colombia.

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Primary administrative regions in Colombia

There are 33 regions in Colombia in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Colombia
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Bogota D.C. Distrito Capital de Bogotá1.8,034,649Bogota Bogotá7,674,366
Valle del Cauca Departamento del Valle del Cauca2.4,475,886Cali Cali2,392,877
Antioquia Departamento de Antioquia3.6,407,102Medellin Medellín1,999,979
Atlantico Departamento del Atlántico4.2,535,517Barranquilla Barranquilla1,206,319
Bolivar Departamento de Bolívar5.2,070,110Cartagena Cartagena914,552
Norte de Santander Department Departamento de Norte de Santander6.1,491,689Cucuta Cúcuta777,106
Santander Departamento de Santander7.2,184,837Bucaramanga Bucaramanga581,130
Tolima Departamento de Tolima8.1,330,187Ibague Ibagué529,635
Magdalena Departamento del Magdalena9.1,341,746Santa Marta Santa Marta499,192
Cordoba Departamento de Córdoba10.1,784,783Monteria Montería490,935
Cesar Departamento del Cesar11.1,200,574Valledupar Valledupar490,075
Risaralda Departamento de Risaralda12.943,401Pereira Pereira467,269
Caldas Department Departamento de Caldas13.998,255Manizales Manizales434,403
Narino Departamento de Nariño14.1,630,592Pasto Pasto392,930
Huila Departamento del Huila15.1,200,386Neiva Neiva357,392
Meta Departamento del Meta16.1,039,722Villavicencio Villavicencio321,717
Cauca Departamento del Cauca17.1,464,488Popayan Popayán318,059
Quindio Quindío Department18.539,904Armenia Armenia304,314
Sucre Departamento de Sucre19.904,863Sincelejo Sincelejo277,773
La Guajira Department Departamento de La Guajira20.880,560Riohacha Riohacha188,014
Boyaca Departamento de Boyacá21.1,217,376Tunja Tunja172,548
Casanare Department Departamento de Casanare22.420,504Yopal Yopal168,433
Caqueta Departamento del Caquetá23.401,849Florencia Florencia168,346
Choco Departamento del Chocó24.534,826Quibdo Quibdó129,237
Departamento de Arauca Departamento de Arauca25.262,174Arauca Arauca85,585
San Andres y Providencia Providencia y Santa Catalina, Departamento de Archipiélago de San Andrés26.61,280San Andres San Andrés58,257
Putumayo Departamento del Putumayo27.348,182Mocoa Mocoa56,398
Guaviare Departamento del Guaviare28.82,767San Jose del Guaviare San José del Guaviare52,815
Amazonas Amazonas29.76,589Leticia Leticia48,144
Vaupes Departamento del Vaupés30.40,797Mitu Mitú29,850
Vichada Departamento del Vichada31.107,808Puerto Carreno Puerto Carreño20,936
Guainia Department Departamento del Guainía32.35,230Inirida Inírida7,298
Cundinamarca Departamento de Cundinamarca33.3,242,999--