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[[File:Bolívar in United States of Colombia.svg|250px|right|thumb|1863 Bolívar State]]
[[File:Carta Corografica Del Estado De Bolivar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sovereign State of Bolívar]]
'''Bolívar State''' was one of the [[states of Colombia]], which existed from 1857 until 1886.  Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day [[Bolívar Department]], [[Sucre Department]], [[Córdoba Department]] and [[Atlántico Department]] in northern [[Colombia]].
== Limits ==
In 1863 it bordered:
* [[Antioquia State]] in the South.
* [[Cauca State]] in the West.
* [[Magdalena State]] in the East.
* [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the North.
== Naming ==
* June 15, 1857: created as '''Estado Federal de Bolívar''' (Federal State of Bolívar).
* 1858 recognized as ''Estado de la Federación'' in the 1858 constitution of the [[Granadine Confederation]].<ref>[http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/01477398877125528632268/index.htm Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858]</ref>
* 1863 '''Estado Soberano de Bolívar''' (Sovereign State of Bolívar) in the 1863 constitution of the [[United States of Colombia]].<ref>[http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/07030730122947295209079/index.htm Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863]</ref>
== Subdivisions ==
=== Departments of 1857 ===
On 1857-06-15, it was divided into 5 departments:<ref>[http://www.bolivar.gov.co/1-historia.htm Gobernación de Bolívar: Historia]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Cartagena Department]]
* [[Corozal Department]]
* [[Mompox Department]]
* [[Sabanilla Department]]
* [[Sinú Department]]
=== Provinces of 1862 ===
By Article 1, Law 26 of December 26, 1862, the Sovereign State of Bolívar was divided into twelve provinces during the government of [[President of Colombia]], [[Juan José Nieto]]:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.disaster-info.net/desplazados/informes/acnur/Reubicacion1Escenarios.htm |title=disaster-info.net brief history relating to Sovereign State of Bolivar |access-date=2011-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723102705/http://www.disaster-info.net/desplazados/informes/acnur/Reubicacion1Escenarios.htm |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Barranquilla Province]] (village of [[Barranquilla]] as capital)
*[[Carmen Province]] (village of [[El Carmen de Bolívar]] as capital)
*[[Cartagena Province]] (village of [[Cartagena de Indias]] as capital)
*[[Corozal Province]] (village of [[Corozal, Sucre|Corozal]] as capital)
*[[Chinú Province]] (village of [[Chinú]] as capital)
*[[Lorica Province]] (village of [[Santa Cruz de Lorica]] as capital)
*[[Magangué Province]] (village of [[Magangué]] as capital)
*[[Mahates Province]] (village of [[Mahates]] as capital)
*[[Mompox Province]]  (village of [[Santa Cruz de Mompox]] as capital)
*[[Nieto Province]] (village of [[Ciénaga de Oro]] as capital)
*[[Sabanalarga Province]] (village of [[Sabanalarga, Atlántico|Sabanalarga]] as capital)
*[[Sincelejo Province]] (village of [[Sincelejo]] as capital)
==References==
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