Córdoba is a depairtment o the Republic o Colombie locatit tae the north o this kintra in the Colombie Caribbean Region. Córdoba faces tae the north wi the Caribbean Sea, tae the northeast wi Sucre, east wi the Bolívar an sooth wi Antioquia. Its caipital is the ceety o Montería.
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Main airticle: Colombian airmit conflict (1960s–present)
Cordoba is considered a conflict zone due tae the heich amoont o paramilitaries an drog trokers active in the region. As o 2011 a nummer o airmit neo-paramilitar groups control lairge pairts o Cordoba, amang them Aguilas Negras, the Usuga Clan an Los Rastrojos.[2] Paramilitar drog gangs are thocht tae be responsible for ower 500 murthers in Cordoba in 2010, effectively makkin this region ane o the maist violent in Colombie.[3] The victims o violence are aften those who fecht tae reclaim land that haes been stolen bi the paramilitars. accordin tae reports mony victims are aften o afro-Colombie or indengenous strynd. Awtho the paramilitaries retain a firm hauld ower lairge land estates, aften in greement wi corrupt local govrenment offeecials, the guerrilla muivements FARC an ELN hae a presence here an aw.[4] The lairgest concentration o FARC guerillas are locatit in the border regions wi Antioqia an Bolívar, while thair paramilitar enemies are estimatit tae be in control o Cordoba's mair central regions. The violence in Cordoba became hivily publiscidit when twa varsity students frae Bogotá wur assassinatit bi drog runners while takkin photos on a Caribbean beach in Januar 2011,[5] awtho critics pynt oot that the killins o afro-Colombies an indigenous fowk aften go bi unnotit bi the media.[3]
Córdoba is made up o 30 municipalities an main touns:
The Congress o Colombie appruivit bi Law 9 on 17 December 1951 which creatit the Depairtment o Córdoba an later sanctioned bi the then Preses o ColombieRoberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, but anerlie came intae effect sax month later.
Accordin tae the Colombie Constitution o 1991 the executive pouer for this region will be vestit in a single individual electit bi popular vote (stairtin frae 1991, govrenors wur previously appointit bi the Preses o Colombie) an will be cried govrenor o the Córdoba Depairtment.
Remberto Burgos Puche (Preses Organizational Committee) Juin 18, 1952 tae August 22, 1952
Manuel Antonio Buelvas Cabrales August 23, 1952 tae October 7, 1953
Miguel García Sánchez October 8, 1953 tae Mey 10, 1957
Eusebio Cabrales Pineda Mey 10, 1957 tae Januar 17, 1958
Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas Januar 18, 1958 tae September 5, 1958
José Jiménez Altamiranda September 6, 1958 Julie 14, 1960
Remberto Burgos Puche Julie 15, 1960 tae October 6, 1962
José Miguel Amín Araque October 6, 1962 tae Mairch 14, 1963
Germán Bula Hoyos Mairch 15, 1963 tae October 4. 1964
Ramón Berrocal Failach October 4, 1964 tae August 25, 1966
Amaury García Burgos August 26, 1966 tae September 4, 1968
Alfonso Ordosgoitia Yarzagaray September 5, 1968 tae Mairch 13, 1969
Álvaro Sotomayor Macea Mairch 14, 1969 tae November 2, 1969
Eugenio Giraldo Revueltas November 3, 1969 tae August 31, 1970
Amaury García Burgos August 31, 1970 tae Julie 12, 1971
Germán Bula Hoyos Julie 12, 1971 tae Mey 25, 1972
Donaldo Cabrales Anaya Mey 26, 1972 tae August 15, 1974
Casio Obregón Nieto August 16, 1974 tae Mairch 13, 1975
Néstor Padrón Guzmán Mairch 14, 1975 tae November 7, 1975
José María Cabrales November 7, 1975 tae Januar 25, 1977
Libardo López Gómez Januar 25, 1977 tae October 27, 1977
Ramón Martínez Vallejo October 28, 1977 tae August 25, 1978
Alfonso De la Espriella Espinosa August 25, 1978 tae Juin 6, 1980
Camilo Jiménez Villalba Juin 6, 1980 tae Mairch 25, 1981