Department of Bolívar

Department of Bolívar
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Department of Bolívar
Departamento de Bolívar

Department of Colombia


Flag of the Department of Bolívar	Coat of arms of the Department of Bolívar

Motto: Ab Ordine Libertas
(Latin: From order comes freedom)

Anthem: Himno de Bolívar

Bolívar shown in red

Established

June 15, 1857

Region

Caribbean Region

Capital

Cartagena

Number of Provinces

Number of Municipalities

Governor
- Governor's Political Party

Libardo Simancas Torres
Colombian Liberal Party

Area
Total
- Land
- Water (% of total)

Ranked 14
25,978 km²
km²
km² (%)

Population
- Total (2005)
- Density

Ranked 7
1,860,445^[1]
71.61/km²

CO-BOL

Government's Website:
www.bolivar.gov.co

Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is in the north of the country, extending from the coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia.