Mapping of Public Entities in Colombia with Geographic Coordinates

Mapeo de Entidades Públicas was created by the Open Data group of the Colombian Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (MinTIC). The dataset includes columns for entity names, codes, addresses, and geographic coordinates for municipalities and entities. It was last updated on 2026-05-26 17:49:48.

Use Cases

• Geospatial analysis of public entity distribution using LATITUD ENTIDAD, LONGITUD ENTIDAD, and DEPARTAMENTO.
• Mapping organizational hierarchies and regional coverage using CLASIFICACIÓN ORGÁNICA, REGIÓN, and COBERTURA GEOGRÁFICA.
• Joining entity data with other Colombian administrative datasets using the standardized codes DIVIPOLA MUNICIPIO and DIVIPOLA DEPARTAMENTO.
• Analyzing the public sector by SECTOR and ORDEN to understand the composition of government institutions.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates for both entities (LATITUD ENTIDAD, LONGITUD ENTIDAD) and municipalities.
• Provides standardized Colombian administrative codes (DIVIPOLA) for reliable data linkage.
• Offers multiple export formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF for flexibility.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Open Data group of the Colombian Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (MinTIC), published on www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Likely an official government registry or mapping project.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 17:49:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, as indicated by department and municipality columns.