Belén de Bajirá

Belén de Bajirá is a Colombian Corregimiento involved in law suit caused by a territorial dispute between two northwestern Colombian departments, Antioquia and Chocó. Chocó argues that the territory belongs to its municipality Riosucio, but Antioquia claimed Belén de Bajirá as part of one of Mutatá. In 2000 the authorities of Chocó founded and approved the municipality in the limits with Antioquia, north-east of Chocó and south of the Antioquean Urabá. However, the Antioquean authorities in Medellín stated that the new municipality was on Antioquean territory and demanded the case before the Council of State of Colombia in Bogotá. By its part, Chocó defended its decision stating that the municipality was legally on the chocoan side.[2]

Belén de Bajirá
Corregimiento and town
Location of the corregimiento and town of Belén de Bajirá in Chocó Department of Colombia
Belén de Bajirá Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 07°22′21″N 76°42′53″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Chocó Department
Municipality	Riosucio, Chocó
Area [1]
• Total	2,015 km2 (778 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,438
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05:00 (Colombia Standard Time)

The Geographic Institute Agustin Codazzi (IGAC, Spanish acronym), which is the entity responsible of the basic cartography and laying out the country maps, issued a final concept requested by the government stating that the limits between the two departments are well defined and there is no doubt that Belén de Bajirá belongs to Chocó. The document issued by IGAC ratifies the geographical limits established in the Law 13 of 1947 which defined Chocó as a department. Therefore, the new country maps will be published setting Belen de Bajirá as part of Chocó.

The place is rich in gold, nickel, oil, copper, petrol and oil palm, but its population is evidently poor.

In December 2022, Belén de Bajirá becoming the municipality separates from the Riosucio. [3]