Córdoba Department

Department of Córdoba Departamento de Córdoba
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Córdoba shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°W / 8.750; -75.883
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean Region
Established	June 18, 1952
Capital	Montería
Government
• Governor	Erasmo Zuleta (2023-present)
Area
• Total	25,020 km² (9,660 sq mi)
• Rank	15th
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	1,784,783
• Rank	9th
• Density	71/km² (180/sq mi)
GDP ^[2]
• Total	COP 24,992 billion (US$ 5.9 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-COR
Municipalities	30
HDI (2019)	0.716^[3] high · 29th of 33
Website	www.cordoba.gov.co

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:

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.

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

^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ "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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v t e Córdoba Department
Capital: Montería
Geography	Climate Mountains Rivers Fauna Flora Protected areas Environmental issues
History	Timeline Sovereign State of Bolívar History of Montería
Government	Governor (Department Secretaries) Department Assembly Superior Tribunal of Montería Military and police
Politics	Political movements Election Political scandals
Demography	Migration Health care Human rights Illegal drug trade Water supply and sanitation
Economy	Agriculture Banking Taxation Communications Energy and mining Transportation Companies Poverty
Culture	Music Dances Architecture Art Cuisine Languages Literature Media Sports Tourism Symbols Mythology Festivals
Municipalities	Ayapel Buenavista Canalete Cereté Chimá Chinú Ciénaga de Oro Cotorra La Apartada Lorica Los Córdobas Momil Moñitos Montelíbano Montería Planeta Rica Pueblo Nuevo Puerto Escondido Puerto Libertador Purísima Sahagún San Andrés de Sotavento San Antero San Bernardo del Viento San Carlos San José de Uré San Pelayo Tierralta Tuchín Valencia

v t e Departments of the North of Colombia
Topics	Culture Geography Demographics Administrative divisions
Departments	Atlantico Bolívar Cesar Córdoba Guajira Magdalena Saint Andrews Sucre
Major cities	Barranquilla Santa Marta Cartagena
Departamental capitals	Barranquilla Cartagena Montería Riohacha Santa Marta San Andrés Sincelejo Valledupar
See Also	Caribbean region of Colombia