Córdoba Department
Córdoba Department
Department of Córdoba Departamento de Córdoba | |
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Department | |
Córdoba shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
Coordinates:8°45′N 75°53′W [4] | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Caribbean Region |
Established | June 18, 1952 |
Capital | Montería |
Government | |
• Governor | Edwin Jose Besaile Fayad (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 25,020 km2(9,660 sq mi) |
Area rank | 15th |
Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 1,658,090 |
• Rank | 9th |
• Density | 66/km2(170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-COR |
Municipalities | 30 |
HDI (2017) | 0.698[2] medium· 27th |
Website | www.cordoba.gov.co [5] |
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 | |
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Department | |
Córdoba shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
Coordinates:8°45′N 75°53′W [4] | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Caribbean Region |
Established | June 18, 1952 |
Capital | Montería |
Government | |
• Governor | Edwin Jose Besaile Fayad (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 25,020 km2(9,660 sq mi) |
Area rank | 15th |
Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 1,658,090 |
• Rank | 9th |
• Density | 66/km2(170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-COR |
Municipalities | 30 |
HDI (2017) | 0.698[2] medium· 27th |
Website | www.cordoba.gov.co [5] |
Municipalities
Córdoba is made up of 30 municipalities and main towns:
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
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.
Remberto Burgos Puche (President Organizational Committee) June 18, 1952, to August 22, 1952
Manuel Antonio Buelvas Cabrales August 23, 1952, to October 7, 1953
Miguel García Sánchez October 8, 1953, to May 10, 1957
Eusebio Cabrales Pineda May 10, 1957, to January 17, 1958
Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas January 18, 1958, to September 5, 1958
José Jiménez Altamiranda September 6, 1958, to July 14, 1960
Remberto Burgos Puche July 15, 1960, to October 6, 1962
José Miguel Amín Araque October 6, 1962, to March 14, 1963
Germán Bula Hoyos March 15, 1963, to October 4. 1964
Ramón Berrocal Failach October 4, 1964, to August 25, 1966
Amaury García Burgos August 26, 1966, to September 4, 1968
Alfonso Ordosgoitia Yarzagaray September 5, 1968, to March 13, 1969
Álvaro Sotomayor Macea March 14, 1969, to November 2, 1969
Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas November 3, 1969, to August 31, 1970
Amaury García Burgos August 31, 1970, to July 12, 1971
Germán Bula Hoyos July 12, 1971, to May 25, 1972
Donaldo Cabrales Anaya May 26, 1972, to August 15, 1974
Casio Obregón Nieto August 16, 1974, to March 13, 1975
Néstor Padrón Guzmán March 14, 1975, to November 7, 1975
José María Cabrales November 7, 1975, to January 25, 1977
Libardo López Gómez January 25, 1977, to October 27, 1977
Ramón Martínez Vallejo October 28, 1977, to August 25, 1978
Alfonso De la Espriella Espinosa August 25, 1978, to June 6, 1980
Camilo Jiménez Villalba June 6, 1980, to March 25, 1981
Gastón Berrocal Canabal March 25, 1981, to July 27, 1981
Simón Gómez Villadiego July 28, 1981, to September 3, 1981 (Interim)
Ramiro Sánchez Kerguelén September 4, 1981, to August 26, 1982
Julio César Zapateiro Rodríguez August 27, 1982, to August 9, 1984
Camilo Jiménez Villalba August 10, 1984, to January 28, 1985
Fernando Salas Calle January 29, 1985, to August 21, 1986
Héctor Lorduy Rodríguez August 22, 1986, to June 17, 1987
José Gabriel Amín Manzur June 18, 1987, to January 10, 1990
Raúl Quintero Lyons January 4, 1989, to January 15, 1989 (Interim)
Fredy Sánchez Arteaga January 11, 1990, to August 22, 1990
Jorge Ramón Elías Náder August 23, 1990, to June 11, 1991
Carlos Henao Gallo June 12, 1991, to July 30, 1991 (Interim)
Luciano Lepesquer Gossaín 30 de julio de 1991 a 31 de diciembre de 1991
Jorge Manzur Jattin January 1, 1992, to January 19, 1994 (First popularly elected governor)
Javier Jiménez Amín January 20, 1994, to October 10, 1994 (Interim); October 11, 1994, to December 31, 1994
Carlos Buelvas Aldana January 1, 1995, to December 31, 1997
Ángel Villadiego Hernández January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2000
Jesús María López Gómez January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2003
Libardo José López Cabrales January 1, 2004, to April 17, 2006
Jaime Torralvo Suárez April 17, 2006, to June 22, 2006
Libardo José López Cabrales June 22, 2006, to December 31, 2007
Marta del Socorro Sáenz Correa January 1, 2008