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
Amazonas Amazonas1.76,589Leticia Leticia48,144
Antioquia Departamento de Antioquia2.6,407,102Medellin Medellín1,999,979
Atlantico Departamento del Atlántico3.2,535,517Barranquilla Barranquilla1,206,319
Bogota D.C. Distrito Capital de Bogotá4.8,034,649Bogota Bogotá7,674,366
Bolivar Departamento de Bolívar5.2,070,110Cartagena Cartagena914,552
Boyaca Departamento de Boyacá6.1,217,376Tunja Tunja172,548
Caldas Department Departamento de Caldas7.998,255Manizales Manizales434,403
Caqueta Departamento del Caquetá8.401,849Florencia Florencia168,346
Casanare Department Departamento de Casanare9.420,504Yopal Yopal168,433
Cauca Departamento del Cauca10.1,464,488Popayan Popayán318,059
Cesar Departamento del Cesar11.1,200,574Valledupar Valledupar490,075
Choco Departamento del Chocó12.534,826Quibdo Quibdó129,237
Cordoba Departamento de Córdoba13.1,784,783Monteria Montería490,935
Cundinamarca Departamento de Cundinamarca14.3,242,999--
Departamento de Arauca Departamento de Arauca15.262,174Arauca Arauca85,585
Guainia Department Departamento del Guainía16.35,230Inirida Inírida7,298
Guaviare Departamento del Guaviare17.82,767San Jose del Guaviare San José del Guaviare52,815
Huila Departamento del Huila18.1,200,386Neiva Neiva357,392
La Guajira Department Departamento de La Guajira19.880,560Riohacha Riohacha188,014
Magdalena Departamento del Magdalena20.1,341,746Santa Marta Santa Marta499,192
Meta Departamento del Meta21.1,039,722Villavicencio Villavicencio321,717
Narino Departamento de Nariño22.1,630,592Pasto Pasto392,930
Norte de Santander Department Departamento de Norte de Santander23.1,491,689Cucuta Cúcuta777,106
Putumayo Departamento del Putumayo24.348,182Mocoa Mocoa56,398
Quindio Quindío Department25.539,904Armenia Armenia304,314
Risaralda Departamento de Risaralda26.943,401Pereira Pereira467,269
San Andres y Providencia Providencia y Santa Catalina, Departamento de Archipiélago de San Andrés27.61,280San Andres San Andrés58,257
Santander Departamento de Santander28.2,184,837Bucaramanga Bucaramanga581,130
Sucre Departamento de Sucre29.904,863Sincelejo Sincelejo277,773
Tolima Departamento de Tolima30.1,330,187Ibague Ibagué529,635
Valle del Cauca Departamento del Valle del Cauca31.4,475,886Cali Cali2,392,877
Vaupes Departamento del Vaupés32.40,797Mitu Mitú29,850
Vichada Departamento del Vichada33.107,808Puerto Carreno Puerto Carreño20,936