Districts of Colombia

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The districts (Spanish : Distrito) of Colombia are cities that have a feature that highlights them, such as its location and trade, history or tourism. Arguably, the districts are special municipalities.

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In 1861, Bogotá was constitutionally designated as the Federal District, which was later redesignated in 1954 as the Capital District. In addition, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta were designated as districts by the original version of the Constitution of 1991.

In July 2007, Congress passed Legislative Act 02, which increased the number of districts to 10 with 3 cities and 3 seaports: Cúcuta, Popayán, Tunja and Medellín; the ports were: Turbo Antioquia, Buenaventura and Tumaco. However, in 2009, a large part of this act was declared unconstitutional, stripping district status from Cúcuta, Popayán, Tunja and Uraba.[ citation needed ]

According to Law 1617 of 2013, [1] for the creation of new districts, the following conditions must be met:

  1. They must have more than 600 thousand inhabitants, according to DANE certification, or be located in coastal areas, as long as they have potential for the development of ports or for tourism and culture; that is, they are the capital municipality of a border department.
  2. There must be a prior concept of the special commissions to monitor the process of decentralization and territorial planning.
  3. There is prior opinion from the municipal councils.

Districts that have been recognized as such by the Constitution and the law or municipalities that have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO are exempt from compliance with these requirements.

List of special districts

References

  1. ↑ "Ley 1617 de 2013 - Gestor Normativo - Función Pública". www.funcionpublica.gov.co. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. ↑ Ramirez, Manuel Fernando Quinche (October 12, 2009). Derecho Constitucional Colombiano de la carta de 1991 y sus Reformas (in Spanish). Universidad del Rosario. p. 61. ISBN   978-958-738-059-0. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ley 1617 de 2013 - Gestor Normativo - Función Pública". www.funcionpublica.gov.co. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Medellín goes from being a Municipality to a Special STi (Science, Technology and Innovation) District". ACI Medellín. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
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