Municipalities of Colombia

The municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,122 municipalities (municipios). Each one of them is led by a mayor (alcalde) elected by popular vote and represents the maximum executive government official at a municipality level under the mandate of the governor of their department which is a representative of all municipalities in the department; municipalities are grouped to form departments.

Municipalities of Colombia

The municipalities of Colombia are also grouped in an association called the Federación Colombiana de Municipios (Colombian Federation of Municipalities), which functions as a union under the private law and under the constitutional right to free association to defend their common interests.[1]

Categories

Conforming to the law 1551/12 that modified the sixth article of the law 136/94 [2] the municipalities have the categories listed below:

CategoryPopulation more thanRevenues ICLD (in monthly minimum wages)
Especial category:500,001 inhabitants400,000 and over
First category:100,001 - 500,000100,000 - 400,000
Second category:50,001 - 100,00050,000 - 100,000
Third category:30,001 - 50,00030,000 - 50,000
Fourth category:20,001 - 30,00025,000 - 30,000
Fifth category:10,001 - 20,00015,000 - 25,000
Sixth category:0 - 10,00015,000

Amazonas Department

Municipalities of Amazonas and its department corregimientos.

The Department of Amazonas is formed by 2 municipalities which are Leticia and Puerto Nariño; and by "department corregimientos" which is a special combined functions between a presidential power and a corregimiento. The reason for this classification is that the large territory is mostly inhospitable, inhabited only by indigenous peoples and within the Amazon rainforest.

Municipalities
  1. Leticia
  2. Puerto Nariño
Special Corregimientos
  1. El Encanto
  2. La Chorrera
  3. La Pedrera
  4. La Victoria
  5. Mirití-Paraná
  6. Puerto Alegría
  7. Puerto Arica
  8. Puerto Santander
  9. Tarapacá

Antioquia Department

Municipalities of Antioquia.

Arauca Department

Municipalities of Arauca
  1. Arauca
  2. Arauquita
  3. Cravo Norte
  4. Fortul
  5. Puerto Rondón
  6. Saravena
  7. Tame

Atlántico Department

Municipalities of Atlántico. The district and urban area of Barranquilla is highlighted
  1. Baranoa
  2. Barranquilla
  3. Campo de la Cruz
  4. Candelaria
  5. Galapa
  6. Juan de Acosta
  7. Luruaco
  8. Malambo
  9. Manatí
  10. Palmar de Varela
  11. Piojó
  12. Polonuevo
  13. Ponedera
  14. Puerto Colombia
  15. Repelón
  16. Sabanagrande
  17. Sabanalarga
  18. Santa Lucia
  19. Santo Tomas
  20. Soledad
  21. Suan
  22. Tubará
  23. Usiacurí

Bogotá, Capital District

Bogotá Capital District with its 20 localities

Bogotá is divided into localities (localidades):

Bolívar Department

Municipalities of Bolívar.
  1. Achí
  2. Altos del Rosario
  3. Arjona
  4. Arroyo Hondo
  5. Barranco de Loba
  6. Brazuelo de Papayal
  7. Calamar
  8. Cantagallo
  9. Cartagena
  10. Cicuco
  11. Clemencia
  12. Córdoba
  13. El Carmen de Bolívar
  14. El Guamo
  15. El Peñón
  16. Hatillo de Loba
  17. Magangué
  18. Mahates
  19. Margarita
  20. María La Baja
  21. Mompóx
  22. Montecristo
  23. Morales
  24. Norosí
  25. Pinillos
  26. Regidor
  27. Rio Viejo
  28. San Cristóbal
  29. San Estanislao
  30. San Fernando
  31. San Jacinto
  32. San Juan Nepomuceno
  33. San Martín de Loba
  34. San Pablo
  35. Santa Catalina
  36. Santa Rosa
  37. Santa Rosa del Sur
  38. Simití
  39. Soplaviento
  40. Talaiga Nuevo
  41. Tiquisio
  42. Turbaco
  43. Turbana
  44. Villanueva
  45. Zambrano

Boyacá Department

Municipalities of Boyacá. The district and urban area of Tunja high lightened

Caldas Department

Municipalities of Caldas.
  1. Aguadas
  2. Anserma
  3. Aranzazu
  4. Belalcázar
  5. Chinchiná
  6. Filadelfia
  7. La Dorada
  8. La Merced
  9. Manizales
  10. Manzanares
  11. Marmato
  12. Marquetalia
  13. Marulanda
  14. Neira
  15. Norcasia
  16. Pácora
  17. Palestina
  18. Pensilvania
  19. Riosucio
  20. Risaralda
  21. Salamina
  22. Samaná
  23. San José
  24. Supía
  25. Victoria
  26. Villamaría
  27. Viterbo

Caquetá Department

Municipalities of Caquetá.
  1. Albania
  2. Belén de Andaquies
  3. Cartagena del Chairá
  4. Curillo
  5. El Doncello
  6. El Paujil
  7. Florencia
  8. La Montañita
  9. Milán
  10. Morelia
  11. Puerto Rico
  12. San José de la Fragua
  13. San Vicente del Caguán
  14. Solano
  15. Solita
  16. Valparaíso

Casanare Department

Municipalities of Casanare.
  1. Aguazul
  2. Chámeza
  3. Hato Corozal
  4. La Salina
  5. Maní
  6. Monterrey
  7. Nunchía
  8. Orocué
  9. Paz de Ariporo
  10. Pore
  11. Recetor
  12. Sabanalarga
  13. Sácama
  14. San Luis de Palenque
  15. Támara
  16. Tauramena
  17. Trinidad
  18. Villanueva
  19. Yopal

Cauca Department

Municipalities of Cauca.

Cesar Department

Municipalities of Cesar.
  1. Aguachica
  2. Astrea
  3. Becerril
  4. Bosconia
  5. Chimichagua
  6. Chiriguaná
  7. Codazzi
  8. Curumaní
  9. El Copey
  10. El Paso
  11. Gamarra
  12. González
  13. La Gloria
  14. La Jagua de Ibirico
  15. Manaure
  16. Pailitas
  17. Pelaya
  18. Pueblo Bello
  19. Rio de Oro
  20. Los Robles La Paz
  21. San Alberto
  22. San Diego
  23. San Martín
  24. Tamalameque
  25. Valledupar

Chocó Department

Municipalities of Chocó.

Córdoba Department

Municipalities in the Córdoba Department.

Cundinamarca Department

Municipalities of Cundinamarca and the Capital District.
  1. Agua de Dios
  2. Albán
  3. Anapoima
  4. Anolaima
  5. Apulo
  6. Arbeláez
  7. Beltrán
  8. Bituima
  9. Bojacá
  10. Cabrera
  11. Cachipay
  12. Cajicá
  13. Caparrapí
  14. Cáqueza
  15. Carmen de Carupa
  16. Chaguaní
  17. Chipaque
  18. Choachí
  19. Chocontá
  20. Chía
  21. Cogua
  22. Cota
  23. Cucunubá
  24. El Colegio
  25. El Peñón
  26. El Rosal
  27. Facatativá
  28. Fómeque
  29. Fosca
  30. Funza
  31. Fusagasugá
  32. Fúquene
  33. Gachalá
  34. Gachancipá
  35. Gachetá
  36. Gama
  37. Girardot
  38. Granada
  39. Guachetá
  40. Guaduas
  41. Guasca
  42. Guataquí
  43. Guatavita
  44. Guayabal de Síquima
  45. Guayabetal
  46. Gutiérrez
  47. Jerusalen
  48. Junín
  49. La Calera
  50. La Mesa
  51. La Palma
  52. La Peña
  53. La Vega
  54. Lenguazaque
  55. Machetá
  56. Madrid
  57. Manta
  58. Medina
  59. Mosquera
  60. Nariño
  61. Nemocón
  62. Nilo
  63. Nimaima
  64. Nocaima
  65. Pacho
  66. Paime
  67. Pandi
  68. Paratebueno
  69. Pasca
  70. Puerto Salgar
  71. Pulí
  72. Quebradanegra
  73. Quetame
  74. Quipile
  75. Ricaurte
  76. San Antonio del Tequendama
  77. San Bernardo
  78. San Cayetano
  79. San Francisco
  80. San Juan de Rioseco
  81. Sasaima
  82. Sesquilé
  83. Sibaté
  84. Silvania
  85. Simijaca
  86. Soacha
  87. Sopó
  88. Subachoque
  89. Suesca
  90. Supatá
  91. Susa
  92. Sutatausa
  93. Tabio
  94. Tausa
  95. Tena
  96. Tenjo
  97. Tibacuy
  98. Tibiritá
  99. Tocaima
  100. Tocancipá
  101. Topaipí
  102. Ubalá
  103. Ubaque
  104. Ubaté
  105. Une
  106. Útica
  107. Venecia
  108. Vergara
  109. Vianí
  110. Villagómez
  111. Villapinzón
  112. Villeta
  113. Viotá
  114. Yacopí
  115. Zipacón
  116. Zipaquirá

La Guajira Department

Municipalities of Guajira.
  1. Albania
  2. Barrancas
  3. Dibulla
  4. Distracción
  5. El Molino
  6. Fonseca
  7. Hatonuevo
  8. La Jagua del Pilar
  9. Maicao
  10. Manaure
  11. Riohacha
  12. San Juan del Cesar
  13. Uribia
  14. Urumita
  15. Villanueva

Guainía Department

Municipalities of Guainía.
  1. Barranco Minas
  2. Cacahual
  3. Inirida
  4. La Guadalupe
  5. Morichal Nuevo
  6. Pana Pana
  7. Puerto Colombia
  8. San Felipe

Guaviare Department

Municipalities of Guaviare.
  1. Calamar
  2. El Retorno
  3. Miraflores
  4. San José del Guaviare

Huila Department

Municipalities of Huila.

Magdalena Department

Municipalities of Magdalena.
  1. Algarrobo
  2. Aracataca
  3. Ariguaní
  4. Cerro San Antonio
  5. Chibolo
  6. Ciénaga
  7. Concordia
  8. El Banco
  9. El Piñón
  10. El Retén
  11. Fundación
  12. Guamal
  13. Nueva Granada
  14. Pedraza
  15. Pinto
  16. Pijiño
  17. Pivijay
  18. Plato
  19. Pueblo Viejo
  20. Remolino
  21. Sabanas de San Ángel
  22. Salamina
  23. San Sebastián de Buenavista
  24. Santa Ana
  25. Santa Marta
  26. San Zenón
  27. Sitionuevo
  28. Tenerife
  29. Zapayán
  30. Zona Bananera

Meta Department

Municipalities of Meta.

Nariño Department

Municipalities of Nariño.
  1. Albán
  2. Aldana
  3. Ancuya
  4. Arboleda
  5. Barbacoas
  6. Belén
  7. Buesaco
  8. Chachagüí
  9. Colón (Génova)
  10. Consaca
  11. Contadero
  12. Córdoba
  13. Cuaspud
  14. Cumbal
  15. Cumbitara
  16. El Charco
  17. El Peñol
  18. El Rosario
  19. El Tablón
  20. El Tambo
  21. Francisco Pizarro
  22. Funes
  23. Guachucal
  24. Guaitarilla
  25. Gualmatán
  26. Iles
  27. Imués
  28. Ipiales
  29. La Cruz
  30. La Florida
  31. La Llanada
  32. La Tola
  33. La Unión
  34. Leiva
  35. Linares
  36. Los Andes
  37. Magüí Payán
  38. Mallama
  39. Mosquera
  40. Nariño
  41. Olaya Herrera
  42. Ospina
  43. Pasto
  44. Policarpa
  45. Potosí
  46. Providencia
  47. Puerres
  48. Pupiales
  49. Ricaurte
  50. Roberto Payán
  51. Samaniego
  52. San Bernardo
  53. Sandona
  54. San Lorenzo
  55. San Pablo
  56. San Pedro de Cartago
  57. Santa Barbara
  58. Santacruz
  59. Sapuyes
  60. Taminango
  61. Tangua
  62. Tumaco
  63. Túquerres
  64. Yacuanquer

Norte de Santander Department

Municipalities of Norte de Santander.

Putumayo Department

Municipalities of Putumayo.
  1. Colón
  2. Mocoa
  3. Orito
  4. Puerto Asís
  5. Puerto Caicedo
  6. Puerto Guzmán
  7. Puerto Leguízamo
  8. San Francisco
  9. San Miguel
  10. Santiago
  11. Sibundoy
  12. Valle del Guamez
  13. Villa Garzón

Quindío Department

Municipalities of Quindío.
  1. Armenia
  2. Buenavista
  3. Calarcá
  4. Circasia
  5. Córdoba
  6. Filandia
  7. Génova
  8. La Tebaida
  9. Montenegro
  10. Pijao
  11. Quimbaya
  12. Salento

Risaralda Department

Municipalities of Risaralda.
  1. Apía
  2. Balboa
  3. Belén de Umbría
  4. Dosquebradas
  5. Guática
  6. La Celia
  7. La Virginia
  8. Marsella
  9. Mistrató
  10. Pereira
  11. Pueblo Rico
  12. Quinchía
  13. Santa Rosa de Cabal
  14. Santuario

San Andrés and Providencia Department

Municipalities of San Andres and Providencia
  1. Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands
  2. San Andrés

Santander Department

Municipalities of Santander.
  1. Aguada
  2. Albania
  3. Aratoca
  4. Barbosa
  5. Barichara
  6. Barrancabermeja
  7. Betulia
  8. Bolívar
  9. Bucaramanga
  10. Cabrera
  11. California
  12. Capitanejo
  13. Carcasí
  14. Cepitá
  15. Cerrito
  16. Charalá
  17. Charta
  18. Chima
  19. Chipatá
  20. Cimitarra
  21. Concepción
  22. Confines
  23. Contratación
  24. Coromoro
  25. Curití
  26. El Carmen
  27. El Guacamayo
  28. El Peñón
  29. El Playón
  30. Encino
  31. Enciso
  32. Florián
  33. Floridablanca
  34. Galán
  35. Gámbita
  36. Girón
  37. Guaca
  38. Guadalupe
  39. Guapotá
  40. Guavatá
  41. Güepsa
  42. Hato
  43. Jesus María
  44. Jordán
  45. La Belleza
  46. Landázuri
  47. La Paz
  48. Lebrija
  49. Los Santos
  50. Macaravita
  51. Málaga
  52. Matanza
  53. Mogotes
  54. Molagavita
  55. Ocamonte
  56. Oiba
  57. Onzaga
  58. Palmar
  59. Palmas Socorro
  60. Páramo
  61. Piedecuesta
  62. Pinchote
  63. Puente Nacional
  64. Puerto Parra
  65. Puerto Wilches
  66. Rionegro
  67. Sabana de Torres
  68. San Andrés
  69. San Benito
  70. San Gil
  71. San Joaquín
  72. San José de Miranda
  73. San Miguel
  74. Santa Bárbara
  75. Santa Helena del Opón
  76. San Vicente de Chucurí
  77. Simacota
  78. Socorro
  79. Suaita
  80. Sucre
  81. Surata
  82. Tona
  83. Valle de San José
  84. Vélez
  85. Vetas
  86. Villanueva
  87. Zapatoca

Sucre Department

Municipalities of Sucre.
  1. Buenavista
  2. Caimito
  3. Chalán
  4. Colosó
  5. Corozal
  6. Coveñas
  7. El Roble
  8. Galeras
  9. Guaranda
  10. La Unión
  11. Los Palmitos
  12. Majagual
  13. Morroa
  14. Ovejas
  15. Palmito
  16. Sampués
  17. San Benito Abad
  18. San Juan Betulia
  19. San Marcos
  20. San Onofre
  21. San Pedro
  22. Sincé
  23. Sincelejo
  24. Sucre
  25. Tolú
  26. Toluviejo

Tolima Department

Municipalities of Tolima.
  1. Alpujarra
  2. Alvarado
  3. Ambalema
  4. Anzoátegui
  5. Armero (Guayabal)
  6. Ataco
  7. Cajamarca
  8. Carmen Apicala
  9. Casabianca
  10. Chaparral
  11. Coello
  12. Coyaima
  13. Cunday
  14. Dolores
  15. Espinal
  16. Falán
  17. Flandes
  18. Fresno
  19. Guamo
  20. Herveo
  21. Honda
  22. Ibagué
  23. Icononzo
  24. Lérida
  25. Líbano
  26. Mariquita
  27. Melgar
  28. Murillo
  29. Natagaima
  30. Ortega
  31. Piedras
  32. Palocabildo
  33. Planadas
  34. Prado
  35. Purificación
  36. Rioblanco
  37. Roncesvalles
  38. Rovira
  39. Saldaña
  40. San Antonio
  41. San Luis
  42. Santa Isabel
  43. Suárez
  44. Valle de San Juan
  45. Venadillo
  46. Villahermosa
  47. Villarrica

Valle del Cauca Department

Municipalities of Valle del Cauca.

Vaupés Department

Municipalities of Vaupés.
Municipalities
  1. Caruru
  2. Mitú
  3. Taraira
Department Corregimientos
  1. Pacoa
  2. Papunahua
  3. Yavarate
Municipal Corregimientos
  1. Acaricuara
  2. Villa Fátima

Vichada Department

Municipalities of Vichada.
  1. Cumaribo (including the former department corregimientos of San José de Ocune and Santa Rita)
  2. La Primavera
  3. Puerto Carreño
  4. Santa Rosalía

Districts

  • 1954 Special District of Bogotá
  • 1991: Capital District of Bogotá; Industrial and Portuarial District of Barranquilla; Historical, Cultural and Touristic District of Santa Marta; and Cultural and Touristic District of Cartagena
  • 2007: Historical and Cultural District of Tunja; Special Industrial, Portuarial, Biodiverse and Ecotouristic, District of Buenaventura; Special, Ecotouristic, Historical and Universitarian District of Popayán; Special Portuarial District of Turbo; Special Border and Touristic District of Cúcuta; Special Industrial, Portuarial, Biodiverse and Ecotouristic, District of Tumaco

See also

References

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