title: Departments of Colombia
text: Colombia has 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and a Capital District (Distrito Capital). Each department has a Governor (gobernador) and a Department Assembly (Asamblea Departamental), elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods. Departments are country subdivisions and are granted a certain degree of autonomy.
  
  Related pages 
   ISO 3166-2:CO
  
  Other websites 
   Statoids - Departments of Colombia