Subdivisions of Gran Colombia
The Republic of Gran Colombia was a former independent country in northern South America, a post-Spanish colonial country that existed from 1819 to 1831. Its initial subdivisions, created in 1820, were revised and expanded in 1824 to 12 departments.
1820 Departments
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The initial country subdivision of Gran Colombia was into three departments, without larger districts or smaller provinces. They were:
1824 districts, departments, and provinces
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Northern District
[edit]The Northern District (Spanish: Distrito del Norte) was in present-day Venezuela and Brazil. Its departments and provinces were:
- Apure Department: 2 provinces — Barinas Province and Achaguas Province.
- Orinoco Department: 4 provinces — Cumaná Province, Barcelona Province, Guayana Province and Margarita Province.
- Venezuela Department: 2 provinces — Caracas Province and Carabobo Province.
- Zulia Department: 4 provinces — Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province and Trujillo Province.
Central District
[edit]The Central District (Spanish: Distrito del Centro) was in present-day Colombia and Panama. Its departments and provinces were:
- Boyaca Department: 4 provinces — Tunja Province, Casanare Province, Pamplona Province, and Socorro Province.
- Cauca Department: 4 provinces — Popayán Province, Buenaventura Province, Chocó Province, Pasto Province.
- Cundinamarca Department: 4 provinces — Bogotá Province, Antioquia Province, Mariquita Province, Neiva Province.
- Isthmus Department (now Panama): 2 provinces — Isthmus Province and Veraguas Province.
- Magdalena Department: 3 provinces — Cartagena Province, Riohacha Province, Santa Marta Province.
Control of a strip of the Mosquito Coast along the Atlantic Ocean (in present-day Costa Rica and Nicaragua) was disputed with the British and the Federal Republic of Central America.[citation needed]
Southern District
[edit]The Southern District (Spanish: Distrito del Sur) was in present-day Ecuador, and north of Marañón River in present-day Perú. Its departments and provinces were:
- Azuay Department: 3 provinces — Cuenca Province, Loja Province, Jaén de Bracamoros y Maynas Province.
- Guayaquil Department: 2 provinces — Guayaquil Province and Manabi Province.
- Ecuador Department: 3 provinces — Pichincha Province, Chimborazo Province and Imbabura Province.
Maps of subdivisions
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3 departments in 1820: Quito, Cundinamarca, Venezuela -
12 departments in 1824 -
Gran Colombia in 1825
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See also
[edit]- Provinces of Gran Colombia
- Departments of Colombia — in present day country.
External links
[edit]- Ley de División Territorial de la República de Colombia—(in Spanish)
- Historia territorial de Colombia—(in Spanish)
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