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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

(File:Mapa de Venezuela, N. Granada y Quito, 1821.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Gran Colombia departments in 1820.)The initial country subdivision of Gran Colombia was into three departments, without larger districts or smaller provinces. They were:

• Cundinamarca Department
• Quito Department
• Venezuela Department

1824 Districts, departments, & provinces

Distrito del Norte

The Distrito del Norte (northern district) 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.

Distrito del Centro

The Distrito del Centro (central district) was in present-day Colombia and Panamá. Its departments and provinces were:

• Boyacá 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.
• Istmo Department: 2 provinces — Istmo Province and Veraguas Province.
• Magdalena Department: 3 provinces — Cartagena Province, Riohacha Province, Santa Marta Province.

Distrito del Sur

The Distrito del Sur (southern district) 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

File:AGHRC (1890) - Carta IX - Guerras de independencia en Colombia, 1821-1823.jpg | 3 departments in 1820: Quito, Cundinamarca, VenezuelaFile:AGHRC (1890) - Carta XI - División política de Colombia, 1824.jpg | 12 departments in 1824File:Carta de la República de Gran Colombia.jpg | Gran Colombia in 1827

See also

• Provinces of Gran Colombia
• Departments of Colombia — in present day country.

External links

• (:es:Ley de División Territorial de la República de Colombia|Ley de División Territorial de la República de Colombia)—{{in lang|es}}
• (:es:Historia territorial de Colombia|Historia territorial de Colombia)—{{in lang|es}}

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