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Barranquilla

Municipality and city

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Atlántico Department.

Country

Colombia

Region

Caribbean

Department

Atlántico

Established

April 7, 1813

Area

• Municipality and city

166 km² (64 sq mi)

Elevation

18 m (59 ft)

Population

(2005)

• Municipality and city

1,148,506 Ranked 4th

• Metro

2,162,143

Demonym(s)

Barranquillero

Time zone

UTC-5

Postal code

080020

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.

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Old customs administration building in Barranquilla
Flag of Barranquilla
Plaque on the block where people began to populate Barranquilla.
Casa Lacorazza, Saint Nicolas square.
Obelisk in honor of Juan B. Elbers.
Montoya Station was the point of departure for the Barranquilla-Sabanilla Railway. Inaugurated in 1871, built by the Railway and Pier Company.
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.
Satellite View of Barranquilla.
Roble morado, the emblematic tree of Barranquilla. Parque Santander.
Cayena, symbolic flower of Barranquilla
Mochuelo, symbolic bird of Barranquilla
Iguana in the area around Hotel El Prado
District mayor's building
Assembly of the Atlántico Department.
Attorney General's Office
Proportion of occupations
Banco de la República
border
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
Paseo de Bolívar
Locals at the Plaza de San Nicolás
Plaza de la Paz
Parque Venezuela
Monument to the Flag
Casona Republicana, an example of neo-classical architecture in the barrio of El Prado.
Edificio García (1938), Art déco.
Edificio Nacional (1945) and Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (most recent).
Executive Centre I in the north of Barranquilla.
Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción
Bocas de Ceniza.
Villa Country.
Teatro Amira de la Rosa.
Parque Cultural del Caribe.
Complejo Cultural de la Antigua Aduana.
The carnival is the most important festival in Barranquilla
Monument in homage to cumbia
Pigeon pea stew with salted meat.
Educational attainment by the people of Barranquilla (2005).
The Graduate School Building of the Universidad del Norte.
The first airport in South America: Barranquilla's Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (1919)
Pumarejo Bridge
Port of Barranquilla
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, home stadium of Colombian national football team.
Baseball park Estadio Edgar Renterìa
Hospital Universitario Cari E.S.E-Sede de Alta Complejidad.
Torres de telecomunicaciones
Statue of the singer Shakira
Type of housing
Population by place of birth

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