Atlántico Department

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 2,535,517 makes it one of the most densely populated.

Department of Atlántico

Departamento del Atlántico
Department
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
RegionCaribbean Region
Established1910
CapitalBarranquilla
Government
 • GovernorEduardo Ignacio Verano De La Rosa 2016-2019 (Colombian Liberal Party)[1]
Area
 • Total3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
Area rank30th
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total2,535,517
 • Rank5th
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-ATL
Municipalities23
HDI (2017)0.766[3]
high · 5th
Websitewww.atlantico.gov.co
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 964,087—    
1985 1,478,213+53.3%
1993 1,837,468+24.3%
2005 2,166,156+17.9%
2018 2,535,517+17.1%
Source:[4]

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

Governors
Main article: Governor of Atlántico

Politics

Municipalities
  1. Baranoa
  2. Barranquilla
  3. Campo de la Cruz
  4. Candelaria
  5. Galapa
  6. Juan de Acosta
  7. Luruaco
  8. Malambo
  9. Manatí
  10. Palmar de Varela
  11. Piojó
  12. Polonuevo
  13. Ponedera
  14. Puerto Colombia
  15. Repelón
  16. Sabanagrande
  17. Sabanalarga
  18. Santa Lucía
  19. Santo Tomás
  20. Soledad
  21. Suán
  22. Tubará
  23. Usiacurí

References
  1. El 30 de octubre de 2015, Eduardo Ignacio Verano De La Rosa fue elegido gobernador para el periodo 2016-2019.
  2. "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

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