Córdoba Department

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. Its capital is the city of Montería.

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
Country Colombia
RegionCaribbean Region
EstablishedJune 18, 1952
CapitalMontería
Government
 • GovernorOrlando Benítez (2020-2024)
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]

Municipalities
See also: List of Caribbean islands § Córdoba Department

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.

According to the Colombian Constitution of 1991 the executive power for this region will be vested in a single individual elected by popular vote (starting from 1991, governors were previously appointed by the President of Colombia) and will be called Governor of the Córdoba Department.

  1. Remberto Burgos Puche (President Organizational Committee) June 18, 1952, to August 22, 1952
  2. Manuel Antonio Buelvas Cabrales August 23, 1952, to October 7, 1953
  3. Miguel García Sánchez October 8, 1953, to May 10, 1957
  4. Eusebio Cabrales Pineda May 10, 1957, to January 17, 1958
  5. Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas January 18, 1958, to September 5, 1958
  6. José Jiménez Altamiranda September 6, 1958, to July 14, 1960
  7. Remberto Burgos Puche July 15, 1960, to October 6, 1962
  8. José Miguel Amín Araque October 6, 1962, to March 14, 1963
  9. Germán Bula Hoyos March 15, 1963, to October 4. 1964
  10. Ramón Berrocal Failach October 4, 1964, to August 25, 1966
  11. Amaury García Burgos August 26, 1966, to September 4, 1968
  12. Alfonso Ordosgoitia Yarzagaray September 5, 1968, to March 13, 1969
  13. Álvaro Sotomayor Macea March 14, 1969, to November 2, 1969
  14. Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas November 3, 1969, to August 31, 1970
  15. Amaury García Burgos August 31, 1970, to July 12, 1971
  16. Germán Bula Hoyos July 12, 1971, to May 25, 1972
  17. Donaldo Cabrales Anaya May 26, 1972, to August 15, 1974
  18. Casio Obregón Nieto August 16, 1974, to March 13, 1975
  19. Néstor Padrón Guzmán March 14, 1975, to November 7, 1975
  20. José María Cabrales November 7, 1975, to January 25, 1977
  21. Libardo López Gómez January 25, 1977, to October 27, 1977
  22. Ramón Martínez Vallejo October 28, 1977, to August 25, 1978
  23. Alfonso De la Espriella Espinosa August 25, 1978, to June 6, 1980
  24. Camilo Jiménez Villalba June 6, 1980, to March 25, 1981
  25. Gastón Berrocal Canabal March 25, 1981, to July 27, 1981
  26. Simón Gómez Villadiego July 28, 1981, to September 3, 1981 (Interim)
  27. Ramiro Sánchez Kerguelén September 4, 1981, to August 26, 1982
  28. Julio César Zapateiro Rodríguez August 27, 1982, to August 9, 1984
  29. Camilo Jiménez Villalba August 10, 1984, to January 28, 1985
  30. Fernando Salas Calle January 29, 1985, to August 21, 1986
  31. Héctor Lorduy Rodríguez August 22, 1986, to June 17, 1987
  32. José Gabriel Amín Manzur June 18, 1987, to January 10, 1990
  33. Raúl Quintero Lyons January 4, 1989, to January 15, 1989 (Interim)
  34. Fredy Sánchez Arteaga January 11, 1990, to August 22, 1990
  35. Jorge Ramón Elías Náder August 23, 1990, to June 11, 1991
  36. Carlos Henao Gallo June 12, 1991, to July 30, 1991 (Interim)
  37. Luciano Lepesquer Gossaín 30 de julio de 1991 a 31 de diciembre de 1991
  38. Jorge Manzur Jattin January 1, 1992, to January 19, 1994 (First popularly elected governor)
  39. Javier Jiménez Amín January 20, 1994, to October 10, 1994 (Interim); October 11, 1994, to December 31, 1994
  40. Carlos Buelvas Aldana January 1, 1995, to December 31, 1997
  41. Ángel Villadiego Hernández January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2000
  42. Jesús María López Gómez January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2003
  43. Libardo José López Cabrales January 1, 2004, to April 17, 2006
  44. Jaime Torralvo Suárez April 17, 2006, to June 22, 2006
  45. Libardo José López Cabrales June 22, 2006, to December 31, 2007
  46. Marta del Socorro Sáenz Correa January 1, 2008

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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