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Cordoba Department
Cordoba is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Cordoba faces to the north with the Caribbean sea, to the northeast with the Sucre Department, east with the Bolivar Department and south with the Antioquia Department. Its capital is the city of Monteria.
Municipalities
Cordoba is made up of 28 municipalities and main towns:
Ayapel
Buenavista
Canalete
Cerete
Chima
Chinu
Cienaga de Oro
Cotorra
La Apartada
Lorica
Los Cordobas
Momil
Monitos
Montelibano
Monteria
Planeta Rica
Pueblo Nuevo
Puerto Escondido
Puerto Libertador
Purisima
Sahagun
San Andres de Sotavento
San Antero
San Bernardo del Viento
San Carlos
San Jose de Ure
San Pelayo
Tierralta
Tuchin
Valencia
Governors of Cordoba
The Congress of Colombia approved by Law 9th of December 17, 1951 which created the Department of Cordoba and later sanctioned by the then President of Colombia Roberto Urdaneta Arbelaez, but only came into effect six months later.
According to the Colombian Constitution of 1991 the executive power for this region will be vested in a single individual elected by popular vote and will be called Governor of the Cordoba Department.
Remberto Burgos Puche (President Organizational Committee) June 18, 1952 to August 22, 1952
Manuel Antonio Buelvas Cabrales August 23, 1952 to October 7, 1953
Miguel Garcia Sanchez October 8, 1953 to May 10, 1957
Eusebio Cabrales Pineda May 10, 1957 to January 17, 1958
Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas January 18, 1958 to September 5, 1958
Jose Jimenez Altamiranda September 6, 1958 July 14, 1960
Remberto Burgos Puche July 15, 1960 to October 6, 1962
Jose Miguel Amin Araque October 6, 1962 to March 14, 1963
German Bula Hoyos March 15, 1963 to October 4. 1964
Ramon Berrocal Failach October 4, 1964 to August 25, 1966
Amaury Garcia Burgos August 26, 1966 to September 4, 1968
Alfonso Ordosgoitia Yarzagaray September 5, 1968 to March 13, 1969
Alvaro Sotomayor Macea March 14, 1969 to November 2, 1969
Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas November 3, 1969 to August 31, 1970
Amaury Garcia Burgos August 31, 1970 to July 12, 1971
German Bula Hoyos July 12, 1971 to May 25, 1972
Donaldo Cabrales Anaya May 26, 1972 to August 15, 1974
Casio Obregon Nieto August 16, 1974 to March 13, 1975
Nestor Padron Guzman March 14, 1975 to November 7, 1975
Jose Maria Cabrales November 7, 1975 to January 25, 1977
Libardo Lopez Gomez January 25, 1977 to October 27, 1977
Ramon Martinez Vallejo October 28, 1977 to August 25, 1978
Alfonso De la Espriella Espinosa August 25, 1978 to June 6, 1980
Camilo Jimenez Villalba June 6, 1980 to March 25, 1981
Gaston Berrocal Canabal March 25, 1981 to July 27, 1981
Simon Gomez Villadiego July 28, 1981 to September 3, 1981 (Interim)
Ramiro Sanchez Kerguelen September 4, 1981 to August 26, 1982
Julio Cesar Zapateiro Rodriguez August 27, 1982 to august 9, 1984
Camilo Jimenez Villalba August 10, 1984 to January 28, 1985
Fernando Salas Calle January 29, 1985 to august 21, 1986
Hector Lorduy Rodriguez August 22, 1986 to June 17, 1987
Jose Gabriel Amin Manzur June 18, 1987 to January 10, 1990
Raul Quintero Lyons January 4, 1989 to January 15, 1989 (Interim)
Fredy Sanchez Arteaga January 11, 1990 to August 22, 1990
Jorge Ramon Elias Nader August 23, 1990 to June 11, 1991
Carlos Henao Gallo June 12, 1991 to July 30, 1991 (Interim)
Luciano Lepesquer Gossain 30 de julio de 1991 a 31 de diciembre de 1991
Jorge Manzur Jattin January 1, 1992 to january 19, 1994
Javier Jimenez Amin January 20, 1994 to October 10, 1994 (Interim); October 11, 1994 to December 31, 1994
Carlos Buelvas Aldana January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997
Angel Villadiego Hernandez January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2000
Jesus Maria Lopez Gomez January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003
Libardo Jose Lopez Cabrales January 1, 2004 to April 17, 2006
Jaime Torralvo Suarez April 17, 2006 to June 22, 2006
Libardo Jose Lopez Cabrales June 22, 2006 to December 31, 2007
Marta del Socorro Saenz Correa January 1, 2008
External links
Government of Cordoba official website
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