Departamento del Atlántico
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Capital | Barranquilla |
governor | Elsa Noguera (2020-2023) |
surface | 3,388 km² |
Population (Total) - 2005 Census - Population Density |
2,166,156 639 inhabitants / km² |
urbanization | 93.2% |
Literacy rate | 79.3% |
Number of parishes | 23 |
Popular name | Atlanticense |
Important cities | Galapa , Malambo , Sabanalarga |
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Location of Atlántico in Colombia |
The Departamento del Atlántico is a department in northern Colombia . It borders the Department del Magdalena in the southeast and the Department de Bolívar in the southwest . In the north lies the Atlantic .
The economy is based on agriculture and livestock , among other things . Mainly sesame , cotton and sugar cane are grown. Companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, paper and metal processing industries are based here. Barranquilla has an international port, which is also the most important port in Colombia.
Administrative division
The Departamento del Atlántico consists of 23 municipalities. The population figures are based on the DANE 2005 census, extrapolated for 2018.
local community | Population 2018 |
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Baranoa | 59,551 |
Barranquilla | 1,232,462 |
Campo de la Cruz | 15.206 |
Candelaria | 12,554 |
Galapa | 46,314 |
Juan de Acosta | 17,487 |
Luruaco | 27,909 |
Malambo | 127.202 |
Manatí | 16,294 |
Palmar de Varela | 25,762 |
Piojó | 5,169 |
Polonuevo | 15,652 |
Ponedera | 23,243 |
Puerto Colombia | 26,741 |
Repelón | 27,109 |
Sabanagrande | 33,694 |
Sabanalarga | 101,339 |
Santa Lucía | 11,296 |
Santo Tomás | 25,677 |
Soledad | 666.247 |
Suán | 8,470 |
Tubará | 11,017 |
Usiacurí | 9,529 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extrapolation of the population of Colombia ( MS Excel ) on the official DANE website