Bolívar Department

For the state in Venezuela, see Bolívar (state).

Bolívar (Spanish pronunciation: [boˈliβaɾ]) is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending roughly north–south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia Department. The departments of Sucre and Córdoba are located to the west, and Atlántico Department to the north and east (most of the border formed by the Canal del Dique). Across the Magdalena River to the east is Magdalena Department. The flag of the department bears a resemblance to the flag of Lithuania.

Department of Bolívar Departamento de Bolívar
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Ab Ordine Libertas (Latin: From order comes freedom)
Anthem: Himno de Bolívar
Bolívar shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 10°24′N 75°30′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean Region
Department	1886
Province	1533
Capital	Cartagena
Government
• Governor	Vicente blel (2019–2023)
Area [1][2]
• Total	25,978 km2 (10,030 sq mi)
• Rank	14th
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	2,070,110
• Rank	7th
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
GDP [4]
• Total	COP 51,404 billion (US$ 12.1 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-BOL
Provinces	6
Municipalities	46
HDI (2019)	0.756[5] high · 13th of 33
Website	www.bolivar.gov.co

Its capital is Cartagena de Indias. Other important cities include Magangué, El Carmen de Bolívar and Turbaco.

Provinces and Municipalities

Depresión Momposina Cicuco Hatillo de Loba Margarita Santa Cruz de Mompox San Fernando Talaiga Nuevo Dique Arjona Arroyo Hondo Calamar Cartagena Clemencia Mahates San Cristobal San Estanislao Santa Catalina Santa Rosa Turbaco Turbana Villanueva

Loba Altos del Rosario Barranco de Loba Brazuelo de Papayal El Peñón Regidor Rio Viejo San Martín de Loba Magdalena Medio Arenal del Sur Cantagallo, Bolívar Morales Norosí San Pablo Santa Rosa del Sur Simití

Mojana Achí Magangué Montecristo Pinillos San Jacinto del Cauca Tiquisio Montes de Maria El Carmen de Bolívar Córdoba El Guamo María La Baja San Jacinto San Juan Nepomuceno Soplaviento Zambrano

History

In today's villages of Maria La Baja, Sincerín, El Viso, and Mahates and Rotinet, excavations have uncovered the remains of maloka-type buildings, directly related to the early Puerto Hormiga settlements.^[6]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1938	763,782	—
1951	924,082	+21.0%
1964	693,759	−24.9%
1973	817,838	+17.9%
1985	1,288,985	+57.6%
1993	1,702,188	+32.1%
2005	1,878,993	+10.4%
2018	2,070,110	+10.2%
Source:[7]

Miscellaneous

• Postage stamps of Bolívar
• List of Caribbean islands#Bolívar Department

References

1. "Información Institucional: Geografía" (in Spanish). Gobernación del Bolivar. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
2. Kline, Harvey F. (2012). "Bolivar, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
3. "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
4. "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
5. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
6. "Universidad del Norte". Uninorte.edu.co. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
7. "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

External links

• View a boundary-overlaid version of Bolívar on Google Maps: http://www.maplandia.com/colombia/bolivar/turbana/
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bolívar" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 166.