Atlántico Department
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| Department of Atlántico Departamento del Atlántico |
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View of Barranquilla from the Magdalena River
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| Motto: Compromiso para una vida digna (English: Commitment for a worthy life) |
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| Anthem: Himno del atlántico | |||
| Atlántico shown in red Atlántico shown in red |
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| Topography of the department Topography of the department |
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Caribbean Region | ||
| Established | 1910 | ||
| Capital | Barranquilla | ||
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| • Governor | Eduardo Ignacio Verano De La Rosa 2016-2019 (Colombian Liberal Party)[1] | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 30th | ||
| Population (2013)[2] | |||
| • 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 | ||
Atlántico (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtlantiko], 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.
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Atlántico#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Atlántico]]. |
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