Colombia 2023 Territorial Election Locations with Geocoordinates

Divipole Elecciones Territoritoriales 2023 lists public and private facilities used for voting and ballot counting, reflecting electoral territorial organization. The dataset includes columns for department, municipality, voting place, commune, address, and latitude/longitude coordinates. It is hosted by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2025-12-19.

Use Cases

• Map voting place locations using LATITUD and LONGITUD to analyze geographic distribution and accessibility.
• Analyze the relationship between administrative divisions like DEPARTAMENTO, MUNICIPIO, and COMUNA with the number of elections offered (CANTIDAD ELECCIONES).
• Identify facilities used for specific election types (ALCALDE, GOBERNACIÓN, JAL, ASAMBLEA, CONCEJO) by municipality (MUNICIPIO).
• Geocode voting place addresses (DIRECCIÓN) for routing or demographic analysis using the provided coordinates.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (LATITUD, LONGITUD) for spatial analysis.
• Covers multiple levels of electoral organization across departments, municipalities, and communes.
• Lists specific election types (ALCALDE, GOBERNACIÓN, JAL, ASAMBLEA, CONCEJO) offered at each location.

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 compiled by Colombian electoral authorities for the 2023 territorial elections.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated 2025-12-19 23:21:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, organized by department (DEPARTAMENTO) and municipality (MUNICIPIO).