Bolívar () is a department of

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. It was named after one of the original nine states of the

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. It is located to the north of the country, extending roughly north–south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the

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, then south along the river to a border with

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. The departments of

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and Córdoba are located to the west, and

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to the north and east (most of the border formed by the Canal del Dique). Across the Magdalena River to the east is

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. The flag of the department bears a resemblance to the flag of Lithuania. Its capital is

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. Other important cities include Magangué, El Carmen de Bolívar and Turbaco.

Subregions and Municipalities

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# Cartagena # Clemencia # Santa Catalina # Santa Rosa # Turbaco # Turbana # Villanueva

Dique

# Arjona # Arroyohondo # Calamar # Mahates # San Cristobal # San Estanislao

Montes de Maria

# El Carmen de Bolívar # Córdoba # El Guamo # María La Baja # San Jacinto # San Juan Nepomuceno # Soplaviento # Zambrano

Mojana

# Achí # Magangué # Montecristo # Pinillos # San Jacinto del Cauca # Tiquisio

Mompox Island

# Cicuco # Hatillo de Loba #

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# Santa Cruz de Mompox # San Fernando # Talaiga Nuevo

Loba

# Altos del Rosario # Barranco de Loba # El Peñón # Norosí #

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# Rio Viejo # San Martín de Loba

Magdalena Medio

# Arenal # Cantagallo # Morales # San Pablo # Santa Rosa del Sur # Simití

History

In today's villages of Maria La Baja, Sincerín, El Viso, and Mahates and Rotinet, excavations have uncovered the remains of '' maloka''-type buildings, directly related to the early Puerto Hormiga settlements.

Flag

The flag of the department consists of three horizontal stripes of yellow, green and red (similar to the flag of Lithuania).Gobernación de Bolívar: Símbolos y Banderas
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Miscellaneous

* Postage stamps of Bolívar * List of Caribbean islands#Bolívar Department

References

External links

* View a boundary-overlaid version of Bolívar on Google Maps: http://www.maplandia.com/colombia/bolivar/turbana/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolivar Department Departments of Colombia Caribbean region of Colombia States and territories established in 1857 1857 establishments in the Republic of New Granada