Bolívar Department

Summary

Bolívar Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #12 of 32).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bolívar Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Bolívar Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Bolívar Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].
• Bolívar Department's shares border with is recorded as Antioquia^[6].
• Bolívar Department's shares border with is recorded as Córdoba Department^[7].
• Bolívar Department's shares border with is recorded as Sucre Department^[8].
• Bolívar Department's shares border with is recorded as Atlántico Department^[9].
• Bolívar Department's shares border with is recorded as Magdalena Department^[10].
• Bolívar Department's shares border with is recorded as Cesar Department^[11].
• Bolívar Department's shares border with is recorded as Santander Department^[12].
• Simón Bolívar is named after Bolívar Department^[13].
• Bolívar Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Bolívar^[14].
• Bolívar Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Bolívar department^[15].
• Bolívar Department's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of the Department of Bolívar^[16].
• Bolívar Department's Commons category is recorded as Bolívar Department^[17].
• January 1, 1857 marks the founding of Bolívar Department^[18].
• Bolívar Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.883333333333333, 'lon': -74.31666666666666}^[19].
• Bolívar Department's official website is recorded as http://www.bolivar.gov.co/^[20].
• Bolívar Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bolívar Department^[21].
• Bolívar Department's Commons gallery is recorded as Bolívar Department^[22].
• Bolívar Department has a population of {'amount': '+2122021'}^[23].
• Bolívar Department has a population of {'amount': '+2180976'}^[24].
• Bolívar Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Bolívar Department^[25].
• Bolívar Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Bolívar^[26].
• Bolívar Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Bolívar^[27].

Body

Geography

Bolívar Department is in the country of Colombia^[4]. It is located in Colombia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bolívar Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25978'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2122021'}^[23] and {'amount': '+2180976'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Bolívar Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1857 marks the founding of Bolívar Department^[18]. Simón Bolívar is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Bolívar Department draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #12 of 32).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]