Atlántico Department

Department of Atlántico
Departamento del Atlántico
Department
View of Barranquilla from Magdalena River
View of Barranquilla from Magdalena River
Flag of Department of Atlántico
Flag
Coat of arms of Department of Atlántico
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Compromiso para una vida digna
(English: Commitment for a worthy life)
Anthem: Himno del Atlántico
Atlántico shown in red
Atlántico shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Country Colombia
RegionCaribbean Region
Department1910
Province1852
CapitalBarranquilla
Government
 • GovernorEduardo Verano de la Rosa 2024–2027 (Colombian Liberal Party)
Area
 • Total
3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
 • Rank30th
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
2,535,517
 • Rank5th
 • Density748.4/km2 (1,938/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • TotalCOP 63,765 billion
(US$ 15.0 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-ATL
Municipalities23
HDI0.808[3]
very high · 4th of 33
Websiteatlantico.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]

Atlántico (Spanish pronunciation: [aðˈlantiko], 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. Despite being the third smallest in the country, the department is among the most densely populated, with a population of 2,535,517.

The department's capital and most-populous city is Barranquilla with a population of 1,327,209. Soledad and Malambo are also significant population centers within Atlántico, constituting integral parts of the Barranquilla metropolitan area.

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

Politics

Governors

Education

Higher education

The University of Atlántico, with 22,790 students in 2021, stands as the largest higher education institution by student population in the department.

In September 2023, the University of the Coast was ranked second among the top universities in the country, while the University of the North ranked fifteenth.

Notable people

See also: Barranquilla
  • Alci Acosta, musician
  • Andrés Roa, association football player
  • Antonio Rada, former association football player
  • Arturo Segovia, former association football player
  • Carlos Bacca, association football player, one of Colombia’s top all-time strikers, having scored over 300 goals for both club and country throughout his professional career
  • Carlos Rodado, politician
  • Checo Acosta, musician and prominent figure in the Carnival of Barranquilla
  • Evaristo Sourdis, politician who held several significant positions
  • Fredy Montero, association football player
  • Homer Martínez, association football player
  • Juan José Nieto, politician, first Afro-Colombian president
  • Luis Muriel, association football player
  • Luis Sandoval, association football player
  • Mauro Manotas, association football player
  • Nina García, fashion journalist and the editor-in-chief of Elle
  • Pacho Galán, musician
  • Paulina Vega, Miss Colombia 2013 and Miss Universe 2014
  • Shakira, singer-songwriter
  • Silvia Tcherassi, fashion designer
  • Sofia Vergara, actress and television personality

References

  1. ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
  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.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Atlántico.

10°59′N 74°47′W / 10.983°N 74.783°W / 10.983; -74.783

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