Córdoba Department
Department of Córdoba
Departamento de Córdoba | |
|---|---|
Ronda del Sinú Park at Montería | |
Córdoba shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°W | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 1,784,783 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 24,992 billion (US$ 5.9 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-COR |
| Municipalities | 30 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.716 high · 29th of 33 |
| Website | www.cordoba.gov.co |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 649,462 | — |
| 1985 | 1,013,247 | +56.0% |
| 1993 | 1,275,623 | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 1,467,929 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 1,784,783 | +21.6% |
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Córdoba (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.