According to the constitution of 1832,[1] the territory of the Republic of New Granada was divided into provinces. Each province was composed of one or more cantons, and each canton is several divided into districts parish.
The provinces in 1832 were the same that made the Granadine Convention the same year and ratifying the constitution gave the republic. These were:
| # | Province | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antioquia | Medellín |
| 2 | Barbacoas | Barbacoas |
| 3 | Cartagena | Cartagena |
| 4 | Casanare | Pore |
| 5 | Mariquita | Mariquita |
| 6 | Pamplona | Pamplona |
| 7 | Panamá | Panamá |
| 8 | Pasto | San Juan de Pasto |
| 9 | Popayán | Popayán |
| 10 | Rio Hacha | Riohacha |
| 11 | Santa Fe | Bogotá |
| 12 | Santa Marta | Santa Marta |
| 13 | Socorro | Socorro |
| 14 | Tunja | Tunja |
| 15 | Vélez | Vélez |
| 16 | Veragua | Santiago de Veraguas |