Dipole Exterior Congreso 2018: Colombian Overseas Voter Registration by Polling Station

Dipole Exterior Congreso 2018 is a dataset from www.datos.gov.co listing polling stations for the 2018 Congress of the Republic elections for citizens residing abroad. It includes the number of eligible voters categorized by gender and is structured by administrative divisions. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender distribution of eligible voters using the `hombres` and `mujeres` columns.
• Map voter registration density by administrative region using `departamento` and `municipio`.
• Calculate total eligible voters per polling station (`puesto`) using the `total` column.
• Examine temporal registration data, if applicable, using the `dd`, `mm`, and `zz` columns.

Strengths

• Data is structured with clear demographic columns (`hombres`, `mujeres`, `total`).
• Includes granular geographic breakdowns to the municipal level (`municipio`, `departamento`).
• Dataset is hosted on an official government data portal (www.datos.gov.co).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative record from the 2018 Colombian congressional elections.

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:21:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia (overseas polling stations)