Barranquilla facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Barranquilla
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Municipality and city
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Atlántico Department.
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Caribbean | ||
| Department | Atlántico | ||
| Established | April 7, 1813 | ||
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| • Municipality and city | 166 km2 (64 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||
| Population
(2005)
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| • Municipality and city | 1,148,506 Ranked 4th | ||
| • Metro | 2,162,143 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Barranquillero | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 | ||
| Postal code |
080020
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| Area code(s) | 57 + 5 | ||
| HDI (2006) | 0.821 – high | ||
| Website | Official website: http://www.barranquilla.gov.co/ | ||
Barranquilla is a city and municipality in northern Colombia. It is the capital of the Atlántico Department. With a population of 1,885,500 (2011), it is Colombia's fourth largest city after Bogotá, Medellín and Cali.
Images for kids
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Old customs administration building in Barranquilla
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Flag of Barranquilla
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Plaque on the block where people began to populate Barranquilla.
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Casa Lacorazza, Saint Nicolas square.
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Obelisk in honor of Juan B. Elbers.
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Montoya Station was the point of departure for the Barranquilla-Sabanilla Railway. Inaugurated in 1871, built by the Railway and Pier Company.
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Paseo de Colón, a trade and business center in Barranquilla from the early 20th century until 1937 when the statue of Columbus was changed to that of Bolivar. The Palma building is in the background.
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Satellite View of Barranquilla.
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Roble morado, the emblematic tree of Barranquilla. Parque Santander.
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Cayena, symbolic flower of Barranquilla
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Mochuelo, symbolic bird of Barranquilla
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Iguana in the area around Hotel El Prado
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District mayor's building
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Assembly of the Atlántico Department.
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Attorney General's Office
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Proportion of occupations
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Banco de la República
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border
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View of Barranquilla's skyline, the Magdalena River flowing into the Caribbean sea in the background. Barranquilla is Considered the capital of the Colombian Caribbean
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Paseo de Bolívar
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Locals at the Plaza de San Nicolás
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Plaza de la Paz
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Parque Venezuela
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Monument to the Flag
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Casona Republicana, an example of neo-classical architecture in the barrio of El Prado.
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Edificio García (1938), Art déco.
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Edificio Nacional (1945) and Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (most recent).
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Executive Centre I in the north of Barranquilla.
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Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción
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Bocas de Ceniza.
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Villa Country.
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Teatro Amira de la Rosa.
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Parque Cultural del Caribe.
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Complejo Cultural de la Antigua Aduana.
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The carnival is the most important festival in Barranquilla
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Monument in homage to cumbia
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Pigeon pea stew with salted meat.
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Educational attainment by the people of Barranquilla (2005).
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The Graduate School Building of the Universidad del Norte.
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The first airport in South America: Barranquilla's Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (1919)
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Pumarejo Bridge
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Port of Barranquilla
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Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, home stadium of Colombian national football team.
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Baseball park Estadio Edgar Renterìa
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Hospital Universitario Cari E.S.E-Sede de Alta Complejidad.
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Torres de telecomunicaciones
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Statue of the singer Shakira
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Type of housing
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Population by place of birth
