Atlántico Department

Department of Atlántico
; Department of Atlántico; Departamento del Atlántico;
	; Department;
	; View of Barranquilla from the Magdalena River; ;
; ; Flag;	; ; Coat of arms;
	; Motto(s): Compromiso para una vida digna; (English: Commitment for a worthy life);
	; Anthem: Himno del atlántico;
	; ; Atlántico shown in red;
	; ; Topography of the department;
Country	; Colombia;
Region	; Caribbean Region;
Established	; 1910
Capital	; Barranquilla;
Government;
• Governor;	; Eduardo Ignacio Verano De La Rosa 2016-2019 (Colombian Liberal Party);
Area;
• Total	; 3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
Area rank	; 30th;
Population (2013);
• Total	; 2,403,027
• Rank	; 5th;
• Density	; 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	; UTC-05;
ISO 3166 code	; CO-ATL;
Municipalities	; 23
Website	; www.atlantico.gov.co;

Department in Caribbean Region, Colombia

Atlántico (Spanish pronunciation: [atˈlantiko], English: Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River. It is the third-smallest of the country's departments but its population of 2,272,170 makes it one of the most densely populated.

Its capital is Barranquilla. Other important cities include Soledad and Malambo.

Governors[edit]

Politics[edit]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Municipalities[edit]

Baranoa

Barranquilla

Campo de la Cruz

Candelaria

Galapa

Juan de Acosta

Luruaco

Malambo

Manatí

Palmar de Varela

Piojó

Polonuevo

Ponedera

Puerto Colombia

Repelón

Sabanagrande

Sabanalarga

Santa Lucía

Santo Tomás

Soledad

Suán

Tubará

Usiacurí

References[edit]

^ El 30 de octubre de 2015, Eduardo Ignacio Verano De La Rosa fue elegido gobernador para el periodo 2016-2019.

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