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
Cundinamarca Departamento de Cundinamarca1.3,242,999--
Departamento de Arauca Departamento de Arauca2.262,174Arauca Arauca85,585
Quindio Quindío Department3.539,904Armenia Armenia304,314
Atlantico Departamento del Atlántico4.2,535,517Barranquilla Barranquilla1,206,319
Bogota D.C. Distrito Capital de Bogotá5.8,034,649Bogota Bogotá7,674,366
Santander Departamento de Santander6.2,184,837Bucaramanga Bucaramanga581,130
Valle del Cauca Departamento del Valle del Cauca7.4,475,886Cali Cali2,392,877
Bolivar Departamento de Bolívar8.2,070,110Cartagena Cartagena914,552
Norte de Santander Department Departamento de Norte de Santander9.1,491,689Cucuta Cúcuta777,106
Caqueta Departamento del Caquetá10.401,849Florencia Florencia168,346
Tolima Departamento de Tolima11.1,330,187Ibague Ibagué529,635
Guainia Department Departamento del Guainía12.35,230Inirida Inírida7,298
Amazonas Amazonas13.76,589Leticia Leticia48,144
Caldas Department Departamento de Caldas14.998,255Manizales Manizales434,403
Antioquia Departamento de Antioquia15.6,407,102Medellin Medellín1,999,979
Vaupes Departamento del Vaupés16.40,797Mitu Mitú29,850
Putumayo Departamento del Putumayo17.348,182Mocoa Mocoa56,398
Cordoba Departamento de Córdoba18.1,784,783Monteria Montería490,935
Huila Departamento del Huila19.1,200,386Neiva Neiva357,392
Narino Departamento de Nariño20.1,630,592Pasto Pasto392,930
Risaralda Departamento de Risaralda21.943,401Pereira Pereira467,269
Cauca Departamento del Cauca22.1,464,488Popayan Popayán318,059
Vichada Departamento del Vichada23.107,808Puerto Carreno Puerto Carreño20,936
Choco Departamento del Chocó24.534,826Quibdo Quibdó129,237
La Guajira Department Departamento de La Guajira25.880,560Riohacha Riohacha188,014
San Andres y Providencia Providencia y Santa Catalina, Departamento de Archipiélago de San Andrés26.61,280San Andres San Andrés58,257
Guaviare Departamento del Guaviare27.82,767San Jose del Guaviare San José del Guaviare52,815
Magdalena Departamento del Magdalena28.1,341,746Santa Marta Santa Marta499,192
Sucre Departamento de Sucre29.904,863Sincelejo Sincelejo277,773
Boyaca Departamento de Boyacá30.1,217,376Tunja Tunja172,548
Cesar Departamento del Cesar31.1,200,574Valledupar Valledupar490,075
Meta Departamento del Meta32.1,039,722Villavicencio Villavicencio321,717
Casanare Department Departamento de Casanare33.420,504Yopal Yopal168,433