What is the population of Departamento de Bolívar?

The population of Departamento de Bolívar is 2,180,976.

Where is Departamento de Bolívar located?

Departamento de Bolívar is located at latitude 9.0000000 and longitude -74.3333300. It is in Colombia.

The area of Departamento de Bolívar is 25978 km².

Departamento de Bolívar is in the America/Bogota time zone.

The population of Departamento de Bolívar has increased from 2,122,021 (2016) to 2,180,976 (2020), a change of 2.8%.

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Departamento de Bolivar: department of Colombia

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Departamento de Bolívar currently has 15 quality-checked populated place pages and 43 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Population	2,180,976
Country	Colombia
State	Bolívar (Colombia)
Area	25978 km²
Latitude & Longitude	9.0000,-74.3333
Legislative body	departmental assembly of Bolívar
Named for	Simón Bolívar
Altitude	52 feet / 16 meters
Capital	Cartagena
Establishment	January 01, 1857 (169 years ago)
Time Zone	America/Bogota
Local time	23:13:25 (16th April 2026)

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Departamento de Bolívar has 7 neighbours.

Departamento de Sucre department of Colombia
Departamento de Santander department of Colombia
Departamento del Magdalena department of Colombia
Departamento de Córdoba department of Colombia
Departamento del Cesar department of Colombia
Departamento del Atlántico department of Colombia
Santa Fe de Antioquia Located in the department of Antioquia, this Colombian city is a significant historical and cultural center.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2016	2,122,021	-	population projection
2020	2,180,976	2.7%	population projection

Bolivar, Bolívar