Arauca, Colombia Genealogy

Guide to Department of Arauca ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * During much of the 19th century Arauca belonged to the province of Casanare, which in 1819 became part of the Department of Boyacá de la Gran Colombia; in 1831 With the dissolution of Gran Colombia, Arauca continues to be part of the province of Casanare, although later around the year 1857 it was annexed to the Sovereign State of Boyacá, later becoming the department of Boyacá.
 * The Department of Arauca was founded on March 24, 1911.
 * The Department of Arauca was created at the department level on July 4, 1991,
 * The Department of Arauca has a population of approximately 271,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no online records for Arauca department.

Parish Records

 * See the municipality.

Cemeteries

 * See the municipality.