Collective And Individual Demobilizations In Colombia By Department

Demobilized individuals from armed groups like M-19, Quintin Lame, and FARC-EP, recorded under specific Colombian amnesty laws and decrees. The data is structured by type, total count, category, and department of demobilization. It is hosted by the Colombian government's open data portal, www.datos.gov.co, with a last recorded update timestamp of 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional demobilization trends by aggregating the Total column grouped by Departamento.
• Compare the scale of different demobilization processes by filtering the Tipo and Categoría columns.
• Map the geographic distribution of demobilization events using the Departamento column as a spatial key.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly linked to specific Colombian legal frameworks, including Law 1424 of 2010 and Decree 1069 of 2015.
• Includes a breakdown by department (Departamento), enabling geographic analysis.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian Government Open Data Portal)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official government records of demobilization processes.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:11:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, specified by Departamento (department).