Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 4 May 2011 [1] |
Preceding Ministry | |
Headquarters | Casa La Botica Carrera 6 № 8-77 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 04°35′45.60″N74°04′33.29″W / 4.5960000°N 74.0759139°W |
Annual budget | COL$2,261,402,535,544 (2013) [2] COP$1,878,796,341,923 (2014) [3] |
Ministry executive |
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Child agencies | |
Website | www |
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