Soledad (Colombia)

Soledad
Coordinates: 10 ° 55 ′  N , 74 ° 46 ′  W Soledad​ Soledad on the map of Colombia
Location of Soledad in the Atlántico Department
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Atlántico
City foundation	1598
Residents	683,580  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	2,123,081
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	67 km 2
Population density	10,203 inhabitants / km 2
Waters	Río Magdalena
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Joao Herrera Iranzo (Cambio Radical, 2016–2019)
Website	soledad-atlantico.gov.co/index.shtml
Butifarras soledeñas , gastronomic specialty

Soledad is a Colombian municipality (Municipio) on the Río Magdalena in the Department of Atlántico . Soledad connects directly to the south of Barranquilla and is part of the metropolitan region of Barranquilla .

geography

Soledad is 30 km upstream from the mouth of the Magdalena River into the Caribbean Sea . It borders in the north with Barranquilla , with the Don Juan brook forming the border, in the south with Malambo , in the east with Sitionuevo in the Magdalena department , from which it is separated by the Río Magdalena, and in the west with Galapa .

population

The municipality of Soledad has 683,580 inhabitants, of which 683,001 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. Soledad is the municipality with the strongest population growth in Colombia, in 2005 the population was only 461,603. 2,123,081 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).

history

Soledad's history dates back to 1598 when Antonio Moreno Estupiñán set up an indigenous settlement there, known as La Porquera de San Antonio . In 1743 the first parish was founded. The place received the status of a villa in 1813 as Soledad de Colombia . In 1824 Soledad became the seat of the third canton in what was then the province of Cartagena.

Soledad prides itself on being the place where the sick Simón Bolívar stayed for a month in 1830 . In one of the Colombian civil wars of the 19th century, Soledad became the site of a battle between liberals and conservatives in 1859.

economy

Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz

A large number of industries are located in Soledad, particularly pharmaceutical and power generation industries. Barranquilla Airport is one of the most important economic factors in the municipality .

sons and daughters of the town

• Pacho Galán (1904–1988), composer

Web links

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

• Alcaldía Municipal de Soledad en Atlántico. Alcaldía de Soledad - Atlántico, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Soledad). 
• Weather in Soledad, Colombia. worldmeteo.info, accessed on May 16, 2019 (Spanish, weather report and forecast). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on geography on the official Soledad website
2. ↑ 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). 
3. ↑ Information about the story on the official Soledad website
4. ↑ Information on the economy on the official Soledad website