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Córdoba Department

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 [4]
CountryColombia
RegionCaribbean Region
EstablishedJune 18, 1952
CapitalMontería
Government
 • GovernorEdwin Jose Besaile Fayad (2016-2019)
Area
 • Total25,020 km2(9,660 sq mi)
Area rank15th
Population
(2013)[1]
 • Total1,658,090
 • Rank9th
 • Density66/km2(170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-COR
Municipalities30
HDI (2017)0.698[2]
medium· 27th
Websitewww.cordoba.gov.co [5]

Municipalities

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.

View of Montería from the Sinu river.

Valley of 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

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