List of Colombian Departments by population

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List of Colombian Departments by population details population of the Departments of Colombia according to a general census taken on 2005 by the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (National Administrative Department of Statistics) or as its known in Spanish DANE.

List of Departments by Population

Rank	Department	Population
1	Capital District	6,840,116
2	Antioquia	5,682,276
3	Valle del Cauca	4,161,425
4	Cundinamarca	2,280,037
5	Atlántico	2,166,156
6	Santander	1,957,789
7	Bolívar	1,878,993
8	Nariño	1,541,956
9	Córdoba	1,467,929
10	Tolima	1,365,342
11	Cauca	1,268,937
12	Boyacá	1,255,311
13	Norte de Santander	1,243,975
14	Magdalena	1,149,917
15	Huila	1,011,418
16	Caldas	968,740
17	Cesar	903,279
18	Risaralda	897,509
19	Meta	783,168
20	Sucre	772,010
21	La Guajira	681,575
22	Quindío	534,552
23	Chocó	454,030
24	Caquetá	420,337
25	Putumayo	310,132
26	Casanare	295,353
27	Arauca	232,118
28	Guaviare	95,551
29	San Andrés and Providencia	70,554
30	Amazonas	67,726
31	Vichada	55,872
32	Vaupés	39,279
33	Guainía	39,148

References

• DANE - censo regiones de Colombia