Barú (Colombia)
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Coordinates: 10 ° 9 ′ N , 75 ° 41 ′ W Barú on the map of Bolívar
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Colombia | |
| Department | Bolívar | |
| Residents | 2212 (2005) | |
| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 0.428 km 2 | |
| Population density | 5,168 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 7 m | |
Barú is a place at the tip of the Barú peninsula , on the Caribbean coast of Colombia . The place is a corregimiento of the municipality of Cartagena de Indias in the Departamento de Bolívar and has 2,212 inhabitants (status: 2005).
The place is located on the north bank of an almost closed bay, which on the one hand opens to the Bahía Barbacoas to the south , and on the other hand is connected to the sea north of the peninsula by a narrow channel.