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Córdoba is a municipality in the Nariño Department. It was
founded in 1735 and became municipality in 1944.
The flag of Córdoba (according to the image at the municipal web
site) is horizontally divided green over white and charged with
twelve stars in the canton. However, according to the
description, there should be 33 stars.
Source: municipal
web site
Dov Gutterman and Felipe Carrillo, 12 August
2008
Translated from municipal
web site:
"The flag of the municipality of Córdoba is made of two
stripes of equal height and of colours green and white. The upper
left part of the flag is charged with 33 stars.
Green symbolizes fertility and richness of the soil of the
municipality, the beautiful landscapes and the exquisite
topography that made of this municipality one of the richest in
natural resources.
White symbolizes kindnessand cordiality of the villagers.
The 33 stars represent each of the 33 "veredas" forming
the municipality."
In the Colombian administrative system, a "vereda" is a
settlement within a "corregimiento", itself a
subdivision of a municipality ("municipio"). The
"veredas" represented on the flag of Córdoba are
listed as Afiladores, Bijagual, Chair, El Carmen, El Palmer, El
Placer, El Quemado, El Salado, El Volteadero, Guitungal, La
Cumbre, La Ensillada, La Florida, Las Huacas, Llorente, Mirador,
Muesmueran Alto, Muesmueran Bajo, Pueblo Alto, Pueblo Bajo,
Quebrada Blanca, San Francisco de Payán, San Juan Chico, San
Pablo de Bijagual, San Pablo de Payán, Santa Brígida and
Tandaud. The lists contains only 27 items.
Ivan Sache, 29 August 2008
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image from municipal
web site