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Bolívar is a
departmentColombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of
ColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. It was named after one of the original nine states of the
United States of ColombiaThe United States of Colombia was the name adopted in 1861 through the Rionegro Constitution for the nation which had been known as the Republic of New Granada since the dissolution of the federation of Gran Colombia in 1830-1831....
. It is located to the north of the country, extending from the coast at
CartagenaCartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
near the mouth of the
Magdalena RiverThe Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, in spite of the shifting sand bars at the mouth of its delta, as...
, then south along the river to a border with
AntioquiaAntioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
.
Its capital is
CartagenaCartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
, other important cities include
MagangueMagangué Magangué is a municipality in the Department of Bolivar in Colombia, located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the North Coast. It is the capital of the southern Department, and is the second most important town....
and
TurbacoTurbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is about 20 minutes from Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" in December to celebrate the new year. Currently the municipality is undergoing...
.
According to press reports, the
Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EPThe Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP is a medium-sized FARC-EP bloc which operates in the Northern areas of Colombia and along the Caribbean coast, with routes and access to the coast being strategically important, and is thus sometimes referred to as the Northern Bloc...
(
Revolutionary Armed Forces of ColombiaThe Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict, currently involved in drug dealing and crimes against the civilians..FARC-EP is a peasant army which...
) controls several of the department's gold mines and manages 48.000 hectares of land through figureheads.
Municipalities
- Achí
Achí is a town and municipality of the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia, crossed by the Cauca River. Was Founded in 1817 and erected municipality in 1934...
- Altos del Rosario
Altos del Rosario is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.-External links:...
- Arenal del Sur
Arenal del Sur is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Arjona
Arjona is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. It's close to Cartagena de Indias.-Famous People From Arjona:*Ernesto Frieri, professional baseball player...
- Arroyo Hondo
Arroyo Hondo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Barranco de Loba
Barranco de Loba is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.-External links:...
- Calamar
Calamar is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The town is situated on the Magdalena River at the entrance of the Canal del Dique....
- Cantagallo, Bolívar
Cantagallo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. It is the southernmost municipality of the province. It was founded on 1 January 1938 and became a municipality by Ordinance no. 30 of 16 December 1994....
- El Carmen de Bolívar
El Carmen de Bolívar is a municipality and town of the northern Colombian Department of Bolivar. Founded on February 16, 1779 by the Spanish infantry Lieutenant Antonio de La Torre y Miranda,El Carmen de Bolivar lies in the central region of the Bolivar Department.-History:This area was initially...
- Cartagena
Cartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
- Cicuco
Cicuco is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Clemencia
Clemencia is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Córdoba
Córdoba is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- El Guamo
El Guamo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Hatillo de Loba
Hatillo de Loba is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Magangué
Magangué Magangué is a municipality in the Department of Bolivar in Colombia, located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the North Coast. It is the capital of the southern Department, and is the second most important town....
- Mahates
Mahates is a river town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The town of Mahates was founded on April 17, 1533 by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia....
- Margarita
Margarita is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia, which is an important center of orange cultivation; there are many groves around the town of Punta. The "cipriano pupo house", the principal characteristic is the only street which has this. There are only...
- Maria La Baja
María La Baja is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.-History:María La Baja was founded by Alonso de Heredia on December 8, 1535.-Geography and climate:...
- Santa Cruz de Mompox
Mompox or Mompós, officially Santa Cruz de Mompox, is a town and municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department, which has preserved its colonial character. Located on an island in the Magdalena River where it joins the Cauca River, 249 kilometers from Cartagena. Mompox depends upon...
- Montecristo
Montecristo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Morales
Morales is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.-References:...
- Norosí
Norosí is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The municipality was established in 2007....
- El Peñón
El Peñón is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Pinillos
Pinillos is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Regidor
Regidor is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia in a lowland area along the banks of the Magdalena River. The principal industry of Regidor is cultivation of Oil Palm. Many subsistence farmers have been pressured to sell their land to oil palm companies and...
- Rio Viejo
Rio Viejo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- San Cristobal
San Cristobal is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- San Estanislao
San Estanislao de Kostka is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.San Estanislao is also informally known as Arenal by the locals, Arenal is Spanish for "sand", which earned its nickname in result that the town accumulates high amounts of sand during rain and...
- San Fernando
San Fernando is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- San Jacinto
San Jacinto is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The town is famous as the birthplace of the Latin Grammy Award winner cumbia group Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto....
- San Jacinto del Cauca
San Jacinto del Cauca is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- San Juan Nepomuceno
San Juan Nepomuceno is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. It is named after Saint John of Nepomuk...
- San Martín de Loba
San Martín de Loba is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- San Pablo
San Pablo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Simiti
Simiti is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Soplaviento
Soplaviento is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Talaiga Nuevo
Talaigua Nuevo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Tiquisio
Tiquisio is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Turbaco
Turbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is about 20 minutes from Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" in December to celebrate the new year. Currently the municipality is undergoing...
- Turbana
- Villanueva
Villanueva is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.A restoration of name of the municipality to Timiriguaco is pending....
- Zambrano
Zambrano is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
- Santa Rosa del Sur
San Rosa del Sur is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
External links
- View a boundary-overlaid version of Bolívar on Google Maps: http://www.maplandia.com/colombia/bolivar/turbana/