Córdoba Department

Department of Córdoba
Departamento de Córdoba
Córdoba shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 8°45′N 75°53′W / 8.750°N 75.883°W / 8.750; -75.883
Country Colombia
RegionCaribbean Region
EstablishedJune 18, 1952
CapitalMontería
Government
 • GovernorErasmo Zuleta (2023-present)
Area
 • Total
25,020 km2 (9,660 sq mi)
 • Rank15th
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
1,784,783
 • Rank9th
 • Density71.33/km2 (184.8/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCOP 24,992 billion
(US$ 5.9 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-COR
Municipalities30
HDI0.737
high · 28th of 33
Websitewww.cordoba.gov.co
Historical population
YearPop.±%
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.