Department of Magdalena

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Magdalena
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Capital Santa Marta
governor Rosa Cotes de Zúñiga
surface 23,188 km²
Population  (Total)
 - 2005 Census
 -  Population Density 		 
1,149,917 
50 inhabitants / km²
urbanization 58.1%
Literacy rate 80%
Number of parishes 30th
Popular name
Important cities Ciénaga , Aracataca , Fundación
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Location of Magdalena in Colombia

The Departamento del Magdalena is a province in northern Colombia . The Caribbean Sea limits it to the north. To the east lie the departments of La Guajira and Cesar and to the west the departments de Bolívar and Atlántico . The Magdalena department bears the name of the river Río Magdalena that crosses it and is named after Maria Magdalena .

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The economy is based on agriculture , with the products bananas , coffee , rice , tobacco , yuca and cotton , extensive animal husbandry and fishing. Industry plays a subordinate role. However, the province of Santa Marta has an international port and extensive tourist centers on the coast with hotels and campsites. Magdalena also has oil deposits.

In Magdalena are the parks Tayrona , Isla de Salamanca and the beaches of El Rodadero .

The province's geographical peculiarity is the highest coastal mountain range in the world, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ( Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar , each 5770 m high). There are the two archaeological sites Ciudad Perdida and Pueblito , abandoned cities of the Tairona culture, the Kogi , Arhuaco and Asario .

Administrative division

The 30 municipalities of Magdalena are in the list of Municipios in the Departamento del Magdalena .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christian Seiler: The banana is a stick. Portrait of our favorite fruit. Das Magazin, Tamedia, Zurich October 1, 2016, pages 10–15