Córdoba Department
Córdoba Department (Spanish: Departamento de Córdoba) is a department of Colombia. It is located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. The capital is Montería. In 2013, 1,658,090 people lived there.
Department of Córdoba
Departamento de Córdoba | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg.png.webp) Córdoba shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean Region |
| Established | June 18, 1952 |
| Capital | Montería |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Orlando Benítez (2020-2024) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,020 km2 (9,660 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,784,783 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-COR |
| Municipalities | 30 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.716[2] high · 29th of 33 |
| Website | www.cordoba.gov.co |
Municipalities
These municipalities are in the department:
- Ayapel
- Buenavista
- Canalete
- Cereté
- Chimá
- Chinú
- Ciénaga de Oro
- Cotorra
- La Apartada
- Lorica
- Los Córdobas
- Momil
- Moñitos
- Montelíbano
- Montería
- Planeta Rica
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Escondido
- Puerto Libertador
- Purísima
- Sahagún
- San Andrés de Sotavento
- San Antero
- San Bernardo del Viento
- San Carlos
- San José de Uré
- San Pelayo
- Tierralta
- Tuchín
- Valencia
References
- "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
Other websites
- Government of Cordoba official website Archived 2004-08-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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