Map of Colombia and its departments
Colombia is a sovereign country located in the northwestern region of South America, which is constituted as a unitary, social and democratic state of law whose form of government is presidential. It is a politically organized republic in 32 decentralized departments and the capital District of Bogotá, seat of the national government. Map 2002.
The Constitution of 1991 establishes Colombia as a Unitary Republic that is divided administratively and politically into 33 divisions: 32 departments, which are governed from their respective capital cities and a capital district, Bogotá. The departments form geographic, cultural and economic regions. In Colombia, resources pass from the nation to the department and from there to the municipality; except for Bogotá, which as a capital district, receives directly from the nation.
| Departamento | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (2010) |
| Amazonas | Leticia | 109 665 | 74 541 |
| Antioquia | Medellín | 63 612 | 6 456 207 |
| Arauca | Arauca | 23 818 | 262 315 |
| Atlántico | Barranquilla | 3 019 | 2 461 001 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | 1 775 | 7 878 783 |
| Bolívar | Cartagena de Indias | 25 978 | 2 097 086 |
| Boyacá | Tunja | 23 012 | 1 276 367 |
| Caldas | Manizales | 7 888 | 988 003 |
| Caquetá | Florencia | 88 965 | 477 619 |
| Casanare | Yopal | 44 490 | 356 438 |
| Cauca | Popayán | 29 308 | 1 379 070 |
| Cesar | Valledupar | 22 905 | 1 028 880 |
| Chocó | Quibdó | 46 530 | 500 076 |
| Córdoba | Montería | 25 020 | 1 709 603 |
| Cundinamarca | Bogotá | 24 210 | 2 680 041 |
| Guainía | Puerto Inírida | 72 238 | 40 203 |
| Guaviare | San José del Guaviare | 52 957 | 107 934 |
| Huila | Neiva | 19 890 | 1 154 804 |
| La Guajira | Riohacha | 20 848 | 957 814 |
| Magdalena | Santa Marta | 23 188 | 1 259 667 |
| Meta | Villavicencio | 85 635 | 961 292 |
| Nariño | San Juan de Pasto | 32 820 | 1 744 275 |
| Norte de Santander | San José de Cúcuta | 21 648 | 1 355 723 |
| Putumayo | Mocoa | 24 885 | 345 204 |
| Quindío | Armenia | 1 845 | 565 266 |
| Risaralda | Pereira | 4 140 | 951 945 |
| San Andrés y Providencia | San Andrés | 52 | 76 442 |
| Santander | Bucaramanga | 30 537 | 2 061 095 |
| Sucre | Sincelejo | 10 670 | 851 526 |
| Tolima | Ibagué | 23 562 | 1 408 274 |
| Valle del Cauca | Cali | 22 195 | 4 613 377 |
| Vaupés | Mitú | 54 135 | 42 817 |
| Vichada | Puerto Carreño | 100 947 | 68 575 |