Bolívar is a city in the Cauca Department of Colombia. It is distinct from Bolívar Department, a separate department in the north of the country that was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia.
The city lies in southwestern Colombia within Cauca Department, a region situated along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands of the country. Bolívar serves as a municipal seat within this department.
Bolívar should not be confused with the better-known Bolívar Department, which extends roughly north–south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia Department. That department is bordered by Sucre and Córdoba to the west, Atlántico to the north and east, and Magdalena Department across the Magdalena River to the east.