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Colombia is divided into 32 departments. These in turn are divided into municipalities, though some receive the special category of district. However, there are also provinces, a generic name applied to provinces, districts, regions and subregions. These are generally internal administrative authorities of the departments, more historical than legal. Most Colombian departments have this kind of subdivision. Those that do not are the departments of Amazonas, Arauca, Caquetá, Casanare, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo, San Andrés y Providencia, Vaupés, and Vichada.
Provinces | Name | Map | ||
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Location | Department | Title | ||
Antioquia | Subregions (Subregiones) [1] | Bajo Cauca | ||
Magdalena Medio | ||||
Northeastern (Nordeste) | ||||
Northern (Norte) | ||||
Western (Occidente) | ||||
Eastern (Oriente) | ||||
Southwestern (Suroeste) | ||||
Urabá | ||||
Aburrá Valley (Valle de Aburrá) | ||||
Atlántico | Provinces (Provincias) | Center-East (Centro-Oriente) | ||
North (Norte) | ||||
South (Sur) | ||||
Western (Occidente) | ||||
Bolívar | Development zones (Zonas de desarrollo) | Depresión Momposina | ||
Dique | ||||
Loba | ||||
Magdalena Medio | ||||
Mojana | ||||
Montes de María | ||||
Boyacá | Provinces (Provincias) [2] | Central (Centro) | ||
Frontier District (Cubará) (Distrito Fronterizo) | ||||
Gutiérrez | ||||
La Libertad | ||||
Lengupá | ||||
Márquez | ||||
Neira | ||||
Northern (Norte) | ||||
Western (Occidente) | ||||
Eastern (Oriente) | ||||
Ricaurte | ||||
Sugamuxi | ||||
Tundama | ||||
Valderrama | ||||
Special Handling Zone (Puerto Boyacá) (Zona de Manejo Especial) | ||||
Caldas | Subregions (Subregiones) [3] | Lower Western (Bajo Occidente) | ||
Magdalena Caldense | ||||
Northern (Norte) | ||||
Southcentral (Centrosur) | ||||
Upper Eastern (Alto Oriente) | ||||
Upper Western (Alto Occidente) | ||||
Cauca | Regions (Regiones) | Central (Centro) | ||
Northern (Norte) | ||||
Western (Occidente) | ||||
Eastern (Oriente) | ||||
Southern (Sur) | ||||
Chocó | Subregions (Subregiones) | Atrato | ||
Darien (Darién) | ||||
North Pacific (Pacífico Norte) | ||||
South Pacific (Pacífico Sur) | ||||
San Juan | ||||
Córdoba | Subregions (Subregiones) | Upper Sinu (Alto Sinú) | ||
Lower Sinu (Bajo Sinú) | ||||
Center (Centro) | ||||
Coastline (Costanera) | ||||
Middle Sinu (Medio Sinú) | ||||
Savannah (Sabanas) | ||||
San jorge (Provincia/Province) | ||||
Cundinamarca | Provinces (Provincias) [4] | Almeidas | ||
Central Magdalena (Magdalena Centro) | ||||
Central Savanna (Sabana Centro) | ||||
Eastern (Oriente) | ||||
Gualivá | ||||
Guavio | ||||
Lower Magdalena (Bajo Magdalena) | ||||
Medina | ||||
Rionegro | ||||
Soacha | ||||
Sumapaz | ||||
Tequendama | ||||
Ubaté | ||||
Upper Magdalena (Alto Magdalena) | ||||
Western Savanna (Sabana Occidente) | ||||
Huila | Subregions (Subregiones) [5] | Central Subregion (Subcentro) | ||
Northern Subregion (Subnorte) | ||||
Western Subregion (Suboccidente) | ||||
Southern Subregion (Subsur) | ||||
La Guajira | Provinces (Provincias) | Northern (Norte) Province | ||
Southern (Sur) or Padilla Province | ||||
Meta | Subregions (Subregiones) | Ariari | ||
Capital | ||||
Piedemonte | ||||
Río Meta | ||||
Nariño | Provinces (Provincias) | Juanambú (La Unión) | ||
Obando (Ipiales) | ||||
Pasto | ||||
Tumaco-Barbacoas | ||||
Túquerres | ||||
Norte de Santander | Subregions (Subregiones) [6] | Central (Centro) | ||
Northern (Norte) | ||||
Western (Occidente) | ||||
Eastern (Oriente) | ||||
Southwestern (Sur-occidente) | ||||
Southeastern (Sur-oriente) | ||||
Santander | Provinces (Provincias) | Comunera | ||
García-Rovira | ||||
Guanentá | ||||
Mares | ||||
Metropolitana | ||||
Soto | ||||
Vélez | ||||
Sucre | Subregions (Subregiones) [7] | La Mojana | ||
Montes de María | ||||
Morrosquillo | ||||
Sabanas | ||||
San Jorge | ||||
Tolima | Provinces (Provincias) | Ibagué | ||
Nevados | ||||
Northern (Norte) | ||||
Eastern (Oriente) | ||||
Southern (Sur) | ||||
Southeastern (Suroriente) | ||||
Valle del Cauca | Subregions (Subregiones) [8] | Central (Centro) | ||
Northern (Norte) | ||||
Western (Occidente) | ||||
Eastern (Oriente) | ||||
Southern (Sur) |
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