Departamento del Atlántico

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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 .

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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
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

  1. ↑ Extrapolation of the population of Colombia ( MS Excel ) on the official DANE website