Portal:Colombia

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Republic of Colombia
República de Colombia  (Spanish)
Location of Colombia (dark green)

in South America (grey)

CapitalBogotá
4°35′N 74°4′W / 4.583°N 74.067°W / 4.583; -74.067
ISO 3166 codeCO

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by the African diaspora, as well as with those of the various Indigenous civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is the official language, although Creole, English and 64 other languages are recognized regionally.

Colombia has been home to many indigenous peoples and cultures since at least 12,000 BCE. The Spanish first landed in La Guajira in 1499, and by the mid-16th century, they had colonized much of present-day Colombia, and established the New Kingdom of Granada, with Santa Fe de Bogotá as its capital. Independence from the Spanish Empire is considered to have been declared in 1810, with what is now Colombia emerging as the United Provinces of New Granada. After a brief Spanish reconquest, Colombian independence was secured and the period of Gran Colombia began in 1819. The new polity experimented with federalism as the Granadine Confederation (1858) and then the United States of Colombia (1863), before becoming a centralised republic—the current Republic of Colombia—in 1886. With the backing of the United States and France, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, resulting in Colombia's present borders. Beginning in the 1960s, the country has suffered from an asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict and political violence, both of which escalated in the 1990s. Since 2005, there has been significant improvement in security, stability, and rule of law, as well as unprecedented economic growth and development. Colombia is recognized for its healthcare system, being the best healthcare in Latin America according to the World Health Organization and 22nd in the world. Its diversified economy is the third-largest in South America, with macroeconomic stability and favorable long-term growth prospects.

Colombia is one of the world's seventeen megadiverse countries; it has the highest level of biodiversity per square mile in the world and the second-highest level overall. Its territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands and deserts. Colombia is a key member of major global and regional organizations including the UN, the WTO, the OECD, the OAS, the Pacific Alliance and the Andean Community; it is also a NATO Global Partner and a major non-NATO ally of the United States. (Full article...)

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"Volví a Nacer" (transl. "I Was Born Again") is a song written and performed by Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives and co-produced by Andrés Castro. Following an international hiatus, it was released as the lead single from his thirteenth studio album Corazón Profundo (2013) on September 24, 2012. The song's lyrics are in Spanish and were inspired by the events of his music career as well as his wife Claudia Elena Vásquez. It is described by Vives as a romantic song with elements of Colombian vallenato and pop music.

"Volví a Nacer" was both a critical and commercial success where it peaked at number one in Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. The song was well received by critics who described it as the best track on the album. The success of the song led to Vives winning six Nuestra Tierra awards in his home country and two Latin Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Tropical Song. The music video for the song was directed by Carlos Pérez and filmed in Mexico. (Full article...)

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Selected biography -

Galán in 1976

Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (29 September 1943 – 18 August 1989) was a Colombian liberal politician and journalist who ran for the Presidency of Colombia on two occasions, the first time for the political movement New Liberalism that he founded in 1979. The movement was an offspring of the mainstream Colombian Liberal Party, and with mediation of former Liberal president Julio César Turbay Ayala, Galán returned to the Liberal party in 1989 and sought the nomination for the 1990 presidential election, but was assassinated before the vote took place.

Galán declared himself an enemy of the drug cartels and the influence of the mafia in Colombian politics, in this case the main drug cartel being the Medellin Cartel led by Pablo Escobar and who unsuccessfully tried to become a member of the New Liberalism Movement in his bid to become a member of the Colombian House of Representatives. Galán denounced Pablo Escobar in a public rally, and supported the extradition treaty with the U.S, contrary to the wishes of the Colombian cartels that feared extradition to the U.S. (Full article...)

Did you know (auto-generated)

  • ... that people of the Zenú culture built canals in the La Mojana wetland area of Colombia long before Spanish arrival?
  • ... that Puerto Rican singer Young Miko composed "Classy 101" in Los Angeles and had never met Colombian singer Feid before he recorded the song with her?
  • ... that none of the actors in Poppy Garden, a film depicting a father and son's struggle for survival during the Colombian conflict, had previously acted in a film?
  • ... that as part of illegal wildlife trading, Oophaga solanensis frogs are bought for US$3 in their native Colombia and sold for up to US$1,000 overseas?
  • ... that there were technical issues with the performance of "Luna" by the Colombian singer Feid at the 2024 Copa América opening ceremony?
  • ... that Ana María Ochoa was born in Colombia, studied in British Columbia, and taught at Columbia?

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Largest cities

 
 
Largest cities or towns in Colombia
According to the 2018 Census[2]
Rank Name Department Pop. Rank Name Department Pop.
1 Bogotá Distrito Capital 7,387,400 11 Ibagué Tolima 492,554
2 Medellín Antioquia 2,382,399 12 Villavicencio Meta 492,052
3 Cali Valle del Cauca 2,172,527 13 Santa Marta Magdalena 455,299
4 Barranquilla Atlántico 1,205,284 14 Valledupar Cesar 431,794
5 Cartagena Bolívar 876,885 15 Manizales Caldas 405,234
6 Cúcuta Norte de Santander 685,445 16 Montería Córdoba 388,499
7 Soacha Cundinamarca 655,025 17 Pereira Risaralda 385,838
8 Soledad Atlántico 602,644 18 Neiva Huila 335,994
9 Bucaramanga Santander 570,752 19 Pasto Nariño 308,095
10 Bello Antioquia 495,483 20 Armenia Quindío 287,245
  1. ^ "ARC" stands for "Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia."
  2. ^ "Largest cities" (PDF). Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE). Retrieved 10 February 2020.

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History (High priority)

  • Pact of Benidorm (1956)
  • Chiquita papers [1]
  • Various events and aspects of the Colombian War of Independence are red linked on this template: Template:Campaignbox Colombian War of Independence
  • Various events and aspects of the Colombian conflict are red linked on this template:Template:Campaignbox Colombian conflict
  • Lleras printing press

Events

Years in

Society

  • Social structure of Colombia - Colombian middle class - Colombian upper class - Colombian working class - Colombian lower class
  • Administradora de riesgos profesionales
  • Corabastos large wet market in Bogotá
  • Plaza de Mercado Paloquemao or Paloquemao Fruit Market in Bogotá [6]
  • India Catalina Awards held since 1984 within the Cartagena Film Festival
  • Inequality in Colombia
  • Marriage in Colombia
  • Irreligion in Colombia
  • Danza del pilón

Censuses

  • Census in Colombia

Ethnic groups

  • Pacabuy
  • Passé people

Schools

See: List of universities in Colombia and its Spanish version

  • Autonomous University of Colombia
  • University College of Cundinamarca
  • ECCI University
  • Catholic University of Manizales
  • Superior College of Public Administration
  • International University of the American Tropics
  • EAN University
  • Sinú University
  • National Open and Distance University
  • University College of Cundinamarca
  • International University Foundation of the American Tropics
  • University of America
  • Catholic University of Manizales
  • Universidad Antonio Nariño
  • Autonomous University of Manizales

Sports

  • Colombia women's national ice hockey team

People (Medium priority)

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Missing articles by nationality/Colombia for Women

  • Jorge Cock Quevedo [12]
  • William Montes - politician, former senator and chamber rep.
  • Carlos Bernal Pulido [13][14] - current 2nd Vice President of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (see article)
  • María Claudia Pulido - former (17 August 2020 – June 2021) acting Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (see article)
  • Enrique Penalosa Camargo Colombian ambassador to the UN, Minister of Agriculture, and father of Enrique Peñalosa
  • Max Alejandro Flórez Rodríguez lawyer, former magistrate of the Superior Council of Judicature
  • Francisco Galán (ex-guerilla) the only person under the Commanders and leaders section of the Colombian conflict infobox that does not have an article. Legal name is Gerardo Antonio Bermúdez Sánchez, but is better known under his nombre de guerra.

Physical geography

  • Cayos de Este Sudeste
  • List of Colombian departments by elevation - A comprehensive list, like the equivalent article for the U.S., should include each department's high point, low point, the elevation range between the highest point and lowest point, and the average elevation.
  • Special District of Bogotá
  • Valleys and Plateaus of Colombia
  • Uramita Fault System

Rivers

  • Atacuari River
  • Yaguas River

Parks

for national parks of Colombia with Spanish articles, see Categoría:Parques nacionales de Colombia
for parks in Bogotá with Spanish articles, see Categoría:Parques de Bogotá

  • Chicó Museum
  • Río Puré National Park
  • Alto Fragua-Indi Wasi National Park
  • Cahuinarí National Park
  • Catatumbo Barí National Park
  • Cordillera de los Picachos National Park

Subdivisons

  • Junta Administradora Local

Metropolitan areas (officially defined)

See Metropolitan areas of Colombia

  • Greater Bucaramanga
  • Greater Pereira
  • Greater Valledupar

Media (Medium Priority)

  • Aló (magazine)
  • Credencial (magazine)
  • Diners (magazine)
  • Semanario Voz Newspaper of the PCC (est. 1957)
  • El Mosaico Magazine (1858-1872)

Government and political affairs (High priority)

  • Chambacú Affair
  • Demobilization process
  • Extradition Treaty (?)
  • Kidnapping of Íngrid Betancourt
  • Ralito Pact
  • Santa Fe de Ralito Agreement
  • Independence Heros of Colombia
  • Ospinopastranismo
  • Colombian judicial crisis
  • Water rationing in Bogotá

Ministries, Agencies, and Programs

  • Territorial Credit Institute
  • List of ministries of Colombia
  • Territorial Focus Development Program (PDET)
  • Ministry of Public Works (Colombia) (1905-1993)
  • Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (Colombia) (1940-1974)

Department Assemblies

see: List of Colombian Department Assemblies

Political parties/alliances

2018 Colombian parliamentary election 2015 Colombian regional and municipal elections

Embassies (Low priority)

Elections

general sources:

Presidential
  • 1811 Colombian presidential election
  • 1813 Colombian presidential election
  • 1821 Colombian presidential election
  • 1836-37 Colombian presidential election
  • 1840-41 Colombian presidential election
  • 1844-45 Colombian presidential election
  • 1863 Colombian presidential election
Legislature
  • 1813 Colombian general election
  • 1820 Colombian parliamentary election
  • 1831 Colombian Constituent Assembly election
  • 1838 Colombian parliamentary election
  • 1867 Colombian parliamentary election
  • 1892 Colombian parliamentary election
Local
  • 1991 Colombian regional and municipal elections
  • 1992 Colombian regional and municipal elections
  • 1994 Colombian regional and municipal elections
  • 1997 Colombian regional and municipal elections
  • 2000 Colombian regional and municipal elections
  • 2003 Colombian regional and municipal elections

Economy

  • Family Compensation Fund

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