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Districts of Colombia

Special municipalities in the country of Colombia, South America

The districts () of Colombia are cities that have a feature that highlights them, such as its location and trade, history or tourism. Arguably, the districts are special municipalities.

In 1861, Bogotá was constitutionally designated as the Federal District, which was later redesignated in 1954 as the Capital District. In addition, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta were designated as districts by the original version of the Constitution of 1991.

In July 2007, Congress passed Legislative Act 02, which increased the number of districts to 10 with 3 cities and 3 seaports: Cúcuta, Popayán, Tunja and Medellín; the ports were: Turbo Antioquia, Buenaventura and Tumaco. However, in 2009, a large part of this act was declared unconstitutional, stripping district status from Cúcuta, Popayán, Tunja and Uraba.

Legal definition

According to Law 1617 of 2013, for the creation of new districts, the following conditions must be met:

They must have more than 600 thousand inhabitants, according to DANE certification, or be located in coastal areas, as long as they have potential for the development of ports or for tourism and culture; that is, they are the capital municipality of a border department.
There must be a prior concept of the special commissions to monitor the process of decentralization and territorial planning.
There is prior opinion from the municipal councils.

Districts that have been recognized as such by the Constitution and the law or municipalities that have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO are exempt from compliance with these requirements.

List of special districts

Bogota, Capital District (), designated 1861, re-designated 1954 by constitution
Special Port, Industrial, Tourist and Biodiverse District of Barrancabermeja (), designated June 13, 2019
Special Industrial and Port District of Barranquilla (), designated 1991 and August 18, 1993 by constitution
Special Industrial, Port, Biodiverse and Ecotouristic District of Buenaventura (), designated 2013
Touristic and Cultural District of Cartagena de Indias (), designated 1991 by constitution
Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), designated July 14, 2021
Special Tourist and Cultural District of Riohacha (), designated 2015
Special Industrial, Port, Biodiverse and Ecotourist District of San Andrés de Tumaco (), designated July 17, 2018
Special Tourist, Cultural and Historic District of Santa Cruz de Mompox (), designated December 27, 2017
Tourist, Cultural and Historic District of Santa Marta (), designated 1991
Special Sports, Cultural, Tourist, Business and Service District of Santiago de Cali (), August 2, 2018
Port, Logistics, Tourist, Industrial and Commercial District of Turbo (), designated January 24, 2018

References

"Ley 1617 de 2013 - Gestor Normativo - Función Pública".
Ramirez, Manuel Fernando Quinche. (October 12, 2009). "Derecho Constitucional Colombiano de la carta de 1991 y sus Reformas". Universidad del Rosario.
"Ley 1617 de 2013 - Gestor Normativo - Función Pública".
(2022-08-06). "Medellín goes from being a Municipality to a Special STi (Science, Technology and Innovation) District".

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