Learn the department capitals of Colombia
The plan: 7 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: San Andrés (San Andrés and Providencia), Barranquilla (Atlántico), Sincelejo (Sucre), Montería (Córdoba), Cartagena (Bolívar)
- Batch 2: Santa Marta (Magdalena), Valledupar (Cesar), Cúcuta (Norte de Santander), Bucaramanga (Santander), Medellín (Antioquia)
- Batch 3: Quibdó (Chocó), Pereira (Risaralda), Manizales (Caldas), Armenia (Quindío), Ibagué (Tolima)
- Batch 4: Bogotá (Cundinamarca and Bogotá), Tunja (Boyacá), Villavicencio (Meta), Yopal (Casanare), Arauca
- Batch 5: Puerto Carreño (Vichada), Inírida (Guainía), San José del Guaviare (Guaviare), Mitú (Vaupés), Florencia (Caquetá)
- Batch 6: Mocoa (Putumayo), Neiva (Huila), Popayán (Cauca), Pasto (Nariño), Cali (Valle del Cauca)
- Batch 7: Leticia (Amazonas), Riohacha (La Guajira)
Learn the department capitals of Colombia at your own pace: we show you 32 capitals five at a time, each in its place on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
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What are the department capitals of Colombia?
Amazonas: Leticia; Antioquia: Medellín; Arauca: Arauca; Atlántico: Barranquilla; Bolívar: Cartagena; Boyacá: Tunja; Caldas: Manizales; Caquetá: Florencia; Casanare: Yopal; Cauca: Popayán; Cesar: Valledupar; Chocó: Quibdó; Córdoba: Montería; Cundinamarca and Bogotá: Bogotá; Guainía: Inírida; Guaviare: San José del Guaviare; Huila: Neiva; La Guajira: Riohacha; Magdalena: Santa Marta; Meta: Villavicencio; Nariño: Pasto; Norte de Santander: Cúcuta; Putumayo: Mocoa; Quindío: Armenia; Risaralda: Pereira; San Andrés and Providencia: San Andrés; Santander: Bucaramanga; Sucre: Sincelejo; Tolima: Ibagué; Valle del Cauca: Cali; Vaupés: Mitú; Vichada: Puerto Carreño.
What is the easiest way to learn the department capitals of Colombia?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the department capitals of Colombia?
There are 32 pieces in 7 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.