Barranquilla

Barranquilla
Coordinates: 10 ° 58 ′  N , 74 ° 48 ′  W. Barranquilla​ Barranquilla on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Barranquilla on the map of Atlántico
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Atlántico
Residents	1,236,202  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	2,123,081
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	166 km 2
Population density	7,447 inhabitants / km 2
height	18  m
City structure	3 districts ( localidades ), 149 barrios
Waters	Río Magdalena
Post Code	080001 - 080020
prefix	+57 (0) 5
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Jaime Pumarejo Heins (2020-2023)
Website	www.barranquilla.gov.co
Maria Reina Cathedral

Barranquilla , officially Distrito Especial, Industrial y Portuario de Barranquilla (Spanish for special industrial and port district Barranquilla ), is the capital city and a municipality ( municipio ) of the departments of Atlántico in Colombia and fourth largest city in the country. Barranquilla is the center of the metropolitan area of Barranquilla .

Barranquilla is the seat of the Archdiocese of Barranquilla .

geography

The city is located at the mouth of the Río Magdalena in the Caribbean in the northwest of the country. The climate is Caribbean warm ( tropical ). Barranquilla borders in the east on Sitionuevo in the Departamento del Magdalena , in the north on Puerto Colombia and the Caribbean, in the west on Puerto Colombia, Galapa and Tubará and in the south on Soledad .

Metropolitan area

Barranquilla metropolitan area

With the formation of metropolitan regions, the Colombian government is trying to control the planning and agreements of cities that are close to one another. A core city and several neighboring cities that are dependent on this core city form a planning region. Barranquilla became a metropolitan area in 1981 with the municipalities of Soledad , Malambo , Galapa and Puerto Colombia .

population

The municipality of Barranquilla has 1,236,202 inhabitants, of which 1,231,939 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. 2,123,081 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).

history

The small port on the Río Magdalena was only used for inland navigation until the 19th century . After the river delta was made navigable, Barranquilla had access to the sea. This replaced the seaport of Puerto Colombia on the Caribbean Sea, about 20 km away .

carnival

→ Main article : Carnival in Barranquilla

Barranquilla is known as one of the world's largest carnival strongholds. The carnival is celebrated here on the four days before Ash Wednesday . In November 2003, Barranquillas Carnival was added to the UNESCO list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity . The Barranquilla Carnival is an oral World Heritage Site of the United Nations, the largest folk festival in Colombia and one of the five most important carnivals in the world. It has been celebrated for more than 100 years.

The carnival traditionally begins on January 20th with the “Lectura del Bando” by the carnival queen. From then until the actual carnival, there are evening events and parades in the individual districts. On the Friday before Carnival, the Carnival Queen is crowned (the Carnival Queen has been determined since November, but the coronation only takes place on the Friday before Carnival begins), who leads the Flower Battle (Batalla de Flores) the following day. Two other major events follow: the Gran Parada on Sunday and the Festival de Orquestas y Acordeones on Monday. Joselito Carnaval finally dies on Tuesday and is solemnly mourned and buried in the presence of the royal couple and their extras, all in black and with candles.

As in Germany, the carnival is over on Ash Wednesday.

Attractions

As a commercial and industrial city, Barranquilla itself does not have many attractions. Popular excursion destinations are the world cultural heritage Cartagena with its spectacular old town, Santa Marta and immediately behind it the Parque Tayrona , part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , where the highest peaks in Colombia, the Pico Simón Bolívar and the Pico Cristóbal Colón , both with over 5600 m height.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Barranquilla is the main port on the Colombian Caribbean coast. Chemical products, cement, textiles and packaging are manufactured in Barranquilla.

traffic

Barranquilla is served by the Ernesto Cortissoz Airport , which is 7 km south of the city in the neighboring municipality of Soledad . The Puente Pumarejo bridge connects the city with the Department del Magdalena on the other bank of the Río Magdalena and generally with the east of the country.

education

The most important universities are the Universidad del Atlántico , the Universidad del Norte and the Universidad Metropolitana . Other universities are the Universidad Autónoma del Caribe and the Universidad Libre (based in Barranquilla).

An important institution in Barranquilla is the Colegio Alemán , the oldest German school abroad in Colombia. The private school was founded in 1912 and reopened in 1956. Every year there is a student exchange with German students.

Town twinning

• Tampa , Florida, USA
• Nanjing , China

Personalities

Shakira 2014

Barranquilla is the birthplace of the Colombian musician Shakira and the actress Sofía Vergara . Shakira mentions the name of her hometown in her # 1 hit worldwide, Hips don't lie .

Barranquilla is also closely linked to the work of the Nobel Prize winner for literature, Gabriel García Márquez . He spent part of his childhood in Barranquilla and worked as a journalist for the local newspaper " El Heraldo " for many years . Descriptions of cities in García Márquez's work very often refer to Barranquilla. The well-known Colombian sociologist Orlando Fals Borda (1925-2008) also comes from Barranquilla.

sons and daughters of the town

• Alfonso Senior Quevedo (1912-2004), football official
• Luis Carlos Meyer (1916–1998), singer and composer
• Knox Martin (* 1923), American sculptor and painter
• Orlando Fals Borda (1925-2008), sociologist
• Nelson Pinedo (1928-2016), singer
• Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (* 1935), clergyman, bishop emeritus of Santa Marta
• Helmut Bellingrodt (* 1949), marksman
• Alexis Mendoza (born 1961), football player
• Wilson Pérez (born 1967), football player
• Jay Rodriguez (* 1967), jazz musician
• Sofía Vergara (* 1972), actress and model
• Edgar Rentería (* 1975), American baseball player
• Shakira (born 1977), singer
• Angie Sanclemente Valencia (* 1979), model
• Juan Restrepo (* 1981), guitarist, composer and producer
• Breidis Prescott (born 1983), boxer
• Bruno Böhmer Camacho (* 1985), jazz musician
• Lina Posada (* 1985), model
• Teófilo Gutiérrez (* 1985), football player
• Jery ​​Sandoval (* 1986), film actress, model, singer
• Alexander Mejía (* 1988), football player
• Juan Barros (* 1989), football player
• Jeison Murillo (* 1992), football player
• Gustavo Cuéllar (* 1992), football player
• Eduar Marriaga (* 1992), boxer
• Rafael Borré (* 1995), football player

Climate table

Barranquilla
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     5   32 24     1   32 24     0   32 24     25th   33 24     92   33 25th     104   33 25th     70   33 25th     102   33 25th     146   33 24     182   32 24     79   32 24     24   32 24 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Barranquilla Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.5 31.8 32.1 32.8 33.4 33.0 32.9 33.1 32.7 32.1 31.9 31.5 O 32.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 23.5 23.5 23.9 24.4 24.8 24.6 24.6 24.5 24.2 23.9 24.2 23.9 O 24.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 5 1 0 25th 92 104 70 102 146 182 79 24 Σ 830 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.1 8.7 7.8 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.9 6.6 5.5 5.2 6.5 8.2 O 7th Rainy days ( d ) 0 0 0 3 6th 7th 5 8th 11 11 6th 2 Σ 59 Humidity ( % ) 78 77 76 78 80 81 80 81 83 85 83 70 O 79.3 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Barranquilla  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldía de Barranquilla - Atlántico. Alcaldía de Barranquilla - Atlántico, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Barranquilla). 
• Carnaval de Barranquilla. Carnaval de Barranquilla, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, website of the Carnival in Barranquilla). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Presentación. Alcaldía de Barranquilla - Atlántico, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, presentation of the municipality). 
2. ^ Área Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Área Metropolitana de Barranquilla, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, information on the Barranquilla metropolitan area). 
3. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
4. ^ Información general. Alcaldía de Barranquilla - Atlántico, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, information about the municipality).