Department of Córdoba
Departamento de Córdoba
Department
Flag of Department of Córdoba
Flag
Coat of arms of Department of Córdoba
Coat of arms
Córdoba shown in red
Córdoba shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°W / 8.750; -75.883
Country Colombia
RegionCaribbean Region
EstablishedJune 18, 1952
CapitalMontería
Government
 • GovernorOrlando Benítez (2020-2023)
Area
 • Total25,020 km2 (9,660 sq mi)
 • Rank15th
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,784,783
 • Rank9th
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-COR
Municipalities30
HDI (2019)0.716[2]
high · 29th of 33
Websitewww.cordoba.gov.co
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 649,462—    
1985 1,013,247+56.0%
1993 1,275,623+25.9%
2005 1,467,929+15.1%
2018 1,784,783+21.6%
Source:[3]

Córdoba Department (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾðoβa], Spanish: Departamento de Córdoba) is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Córdoba faces to the north with the Caribbean Sea, to the northeast with the Sucre Department, east with the Bolívar Department and south with the Antioquia Department. As of 2018, the population of Córdoba was estimated to be 1,784,783. Its capital is the city of Montería.

Municipalities

Córdoba is made up of 30 municipalities and main towns:

  1. Ayapel
  2. Buenavista
  3. Canalete
  4. Cereté
  5. Chimá
  6. Chinú
  7. Ciénaga de Oro
  8. Cotorra
  9. La Apartada
  10. Lorica
  11. Los Córdobas
  12. Momil
  13. Moñitos
  14. Montelíbano
  15. Montería
  16. Planeta Rica
  17. Pueblo Nuevo
  18. Puerto Escondido
  19. Puerto Libertador
  20. Purísima
  21. Sahagún
  22. San Andrés de Sotavento
  23. San Antero
  24. San Bernardo del Viento
  25. San Carlos
  26. San José de Uré
  27. San Pelayo
  28. Tierralta
  29. Tuchín
  30. Valencia

Governors of Córdoba

View of Montería from the Sinu river.
Valley of the Sinu river

The Congress of Colombia approved by Law 9 December 17, 1951 which created the Department of Córdoba and later sanctioned by the then President of Colombia Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, but only came into effect six months later.

List first ladies and gentlemen of Córdoba

GOC
No.
 First Lady or Gentlemen Tenure Governor
(Husband or wife, unless noted)
1 January 1, 1991
–
December 31, 1994		 Jorge Manzur
2 María Cristina de la Espriella January 1, 1995
–
December 31, 1997		 Carlos Buelvas
3 January 1, 1998
–
December 31, 2000		 Ángel Villadiego
4 María Victoria Peña January 1, 2001
–
December 31, 2003		 Jesús María López
5 Alicia Jiménez January 1, 2004
–
December 31, 2007		 Libardo José López
6 Jairo Ruiz Chica January 1, 2008
–
December 31, 2011		 Marta Sáenz
7 Johanna Elías Vidal January 1, 2012
–
December 31, 2015		 Alejandro Lyons
8 Roxana Zuleta January 1, 2016
–
December 31, 2019		 Edwin Besaile
9 Marta Ruiz January 1, 2020
–
December 31, 2023		 Orlando Benítez
10 Valeria Vega January 1, 2024
–
present		 Erasmo Zuleta

References

  1. ↑ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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