Colombia Department Codes

When dealing with addresses or locations in Colombia, our API uses the following department codes. These codes are based on the ISO 3166-2:CO standard for Colombia's departments and capital district.

Code	Department	Category
CO-AMA	Amazonas	Department
CO-ANT	Antioquia	Department
CO-ARA	Arauca	Department
CO-ATL	Atlántico	Department
CO-BOL	Bolívar	Department
CO-BOY	Boyacá	Department
CO-CAL	Caldas	Department
CO-CAQ	Caquetá	Department
CO-CAS	Casanare	Department
CO-CAU	Cauca	Department
CO-CES	Cesar	Department
CO-CHO	Chocó	Department
CO-COR	Córdoba	Department
CO-CUN	Cundinamarca	Department
CO-DC	Distrito Capital de Bogotá	Capital District
CO-GUA	Guainía	Department
CO-GUV	Guaviare	Department
CO-HUI	Huila	Department
CO-LAG	La Guajira	Department
CO-MAG	Magdalena	Department
CO-MET	Meta	Department
CO-NAR	Nariño	Department
CO-NSA	Norte de Santander	Department
CO-PUT	Putumayo	Department
CO-QUI	Quindío	Department
CO-RIS	Risaralda	Department
CO-SAN	Santander	Department
CO-SAP	San Andrés y Providencia	Department
CO-SUC	Sucre	Department
CO-TOL	Tolima	Department
CO-VAC	Valle del Cauca	Department
CO-VAU	Vaupés	Department
CO-VID	Vichada	Department

Usage Notes

Colombia is divided into 32 departments and 1 capital district
All codes follow the format 'CO-' followed by the traditional department abbreviation
Administrative divisions:
- 32 departments (departamentos)
- 1 capital district (distrito capital)
The Capital District:
- Distrito Capital de Bogotá (CO-DC)
- Has special administrative status
- Is not part of any department
- Contains the national capital, Bogotá
When specifying locations in Colombia in your API requests, please use these exact codes for the department or capital district
All department names retain their proper Spanish spelling with diacritical marks (e.g., Bogotá, Córdoba, Guainía)