The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,119 municipalities (municipios). Each one of them is led by a Mayor (Alcalde) elected by popular vote and represents the maximum executive government official at a municipality level under the mandate of the governor of their department which is a representative of all municipalities in the Department; Municipalities are grouped to form departments.
The municipalities of Colombia are also grouped in an association called the Federación Colombiana de Municipios (Colombian Federation of Municipalities) which functions as a union under the private law and under the constitutional right to free association to defend their common interests.
The municipalities are listed below, by department:
Read more about Municipalities Of Colombia: Amazonas Department, Antioquia Department, Arauca Department, Atlántico Department, Bogotá, Capital District, Bolívar Department, Boyacá Department, Caldas Department, Caquetá Department, Casanare Department, Cauca Department, Cesar Department, Chocó Department, Córdoba Department, Cundinamarca Department, Guajira Department, Guainía Department, Guaviare Department, Huila Department, Magdalena Department, Meta Department, Nariño Department, Norte De Santander Department, Putumayo Department, Quindío Department, Risaralda Department, San Andrés and Providencia Department, Santander Department, Sucre Department, Tolima Department, Valle Del Cauca Department, Vaupés Department, Vichada Department, Districts