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Córdoba Department

Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°W / 8.750; -75.883
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Department of Córdoba
Departamento de Córdoba
Flag of Department of Córdoba
Coat of arms of Department of Córdoba
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 (2020-2024)
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

Córdoba Department (Spanish: Departamento de Córdoba) is a department of Colombia. It is located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. The capital is Montería. In 2013, 1,658,090 people lived there.

Municipalities

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These municipalities are in the department:

References

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  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.

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