Código Postal Colombia
The Código Postal Colombia ( postal code in Colombia ) consists of six digits.
The first group of two digits are used by DANE and are assigned to the administrative areas.
The second group of two digits in the range from 00 to 89 are assigned to regional districts, with 00 being reserved for the capital or provincial capital. The two digits in the range 90 to 99 are used for mailboxes.
The third group of two digits can map up to 100 postal districts / metropolitan areas in each district. In theory, 32 * 90 * 100 = 288,000 postal districts can be assigned.
status
The postcode system was officially introduced in Colombia in 2009, but was not made nationwide by decree until April 2013. However, it has not been implemented in practice so far (September 2014). Apparently FedEx Colombia wants to make a fresh attempt. A new website was launched on October 14, 2014, from which you can determine the postcodes.
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Colombian addressing system
In Colombia there is an unusual addressing system, which has so far made it possible to dispense with postcodes. In every city except Cartagena de Indias the streets are numbered. The streets are designated as follows, depending on their course:
| designation | Abbreviation | course | Sample address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calle | Cl. | East-west | Calle 85 # 12-28, Bogotá |
| Carrera | Cra. | North-south | Carrera 1A # 2 - 87, Cartagena |
| Diagonal | Diag. | Northeast to southwest | Diagonal 54 # 23 - 45, Bogotá |
| Transversal | Trv. | Northwest to Southeast | Transversal 21 # 101 - 10, Bogotá |
| Circular | Cq. | Ring road | Circular 4 # 73 - 124, Medellín |
The address information now consists of the street identifier followed by the street number. The number sign (#) is not followed by a house number, but the number of the street that will cross next. Separated by a minus, there is a meter indicating how far the front door is from the so-called intersection.
Ideally, calle and carretera, as well as diagonal and transversal, are at right angles to each other. In practice, the course and right angles are only roughly maintained.
Address examples with explanation can be found on the right. Sometimes letters are also listed to make it clear that there are connecting routes, side streets or dead ends, for example.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ¿Cómo saber cuál es el código postal de su casa u oficina? , Semana on January 30, 2014
- ↑ a b Código Postal, una realidad en Colombia
- ↑ Cinco meses antes de lo esperado, FedEx adopta los 3.681 Códigos Postales de Colombia ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Código Postal Colombia on September 29, 2014 (Five months earlier than expected, FedEx applies 3,681 postcodes of Colombia)
- ↑ Cinco meses antes de lo esperado, FedEx adopta los 3,681 Códigos Postales de Colombia , BusinessCol.com on October 3, 2014
- ↑ Nueva versión del visor de consulta del codigo postal ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Código Postal Colombia on October 10, 2014
- ↑ Abbreviation, for example in city maps. (Not as an address!)
- ↑ The entrance to the house is on Calle 85, 28 meters from the intersection with Carrera 12.
- ↑ also: Carretera
- ↑ The entrance to the house is on Carrera 1A, 87 meters from the intersection with Calle 2.
- ↑ The entrance to the house is located at Diagonal 54, 45 meters from the intersection with the cross street (Calle or Carrera) 23.
- ↑ The entrance to the house is on Transversal 21, 10 meters from the intersection with cross street (Calle or Carrera) 101.
- ↑ The entrance to the house is at Circular 4, 124 meters from the intersection with cross street (Calle or Carrera) 73.
- ↑ Instead of the number sign (#), the number sign (№) is also used .
- ↑ Because of this system, it would be fatal to translate Calle or Carretera as Street or something similar in address information .
See also
Web links
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codigopostal.gov.co - Código Postal Colombia (Government website on the Colombian postal code system)
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Visor Código Postal de Colombia
(On the site you can get your postcode by entering your address, there are also postcodes of government institutions and you can zoom in on a map like on Google Maps and then you can see the boundaries of the postal districts on the map, naming the Postal code. Only spaces are allowed as separators when entering the code. The number and minus signs described above must therefore be omitted or replaced by a space.) - 4-72 Avanza en la strategy de difusión del Codigo Postal
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Visor Código Postal de Colombia
- Red Postal de Colombia