Atlántico Department

Department of Colombia

Department in Caribbean Region, Colombia

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
Region| Caribbean Region
Department| 1910
Province| 1852
Capital| Barranquilla
Government

• Governor| Eduardo Verano de la Rosa 2024–2027 (Colombian Liberal Party)
Area

• Total

| 3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
• Rank| 30th
Population

(2018)[1]

• Total

| 2,535,517
• Rank| 5th
• Density| 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
GDP

[2]

• Total| COP 63,765 billion
(US$ 15.0 billion)
Time zone| UTC-05
ISO 3166 code| CO-ATL
Municipalities| 23
HDI| 0.777[3]
high · 4th of 33
Website| atlantico.gov.co
Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

|
|

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.

## Governors

[edit]

Main article: Governor of Atlántico

## Politics

[edit]

### Administrative divisions

[edit]

#### Municipalities

[edit]

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

## Education

[edit]

### Higher education

[edit]

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

[edit]

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
* Melissa Martínez, sports journalist and presenter
* Pacho Galán, musician
* Paulina Vega, Miss Colombia 2013, Miss Universe 2014

## References

[edit]

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.

## External links

[edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Atlántico.

* (in Spanish) Government of Atlantico Department official website

* v
* t
* e

Atlántico Department

Capital: Barranquilla

History|

* Sovereign State of Magdalena
* History of Barranquilla

Municipalities|

* Baranoa
* Barranquilla
* Campo de la Cruz
* Candelaria
* Galapa
* Juan de Acosta
* Luruaco
* Malambo
* Manatí
* Palmar de Varela
* Piojó
* Polonuevo
* Ponedera
* Puerto Colombia
* Repelón
* Sabanagrande
* Sabanalarga
* Santa Lucía
* Santo Tomás
* Soledad
* Suán
* Tubará
* Usiacurí

* v
* t
* e

Departments of the North of Colombia

Topics|

* Culture
* Geography
* Demographics
* Administrative divisions

Departments|

* Atlantico
* Bolívar
* Cesar
* Córdoba
* Guajira
* Magdalena
* Saint Andrews
* Sucre

Major cities|

* Barranquilla
* Santa Marta
* Cartagena

Departmental capitals|

* Barranquilla
* Cartagena
* Montería
* Riohacha
* Santa Marta
* San Andrés
* Sincelejo
* Valledupar

See Also|

* Caribbean region of Colombia

* v
* t
* e

Departments of Colombia

Amazonas
Antioquia
Arauca
Atlántico
Bolívar
Boyacá

Caldas
Caquetá
Casanare
Cauca
Cesar
Chocó

Córdoba
Cundinamarca
Guainía
Guaviare
Huila
La Guajira

Magdalena
Meta
Nariño
N. Santander
Putumayo
Quindío

Risaralda
San Andrés
Santander
Sucre
Tolima
Valle del Cauca

Vaupés
Vichada

Capital district:
Bogotá

|
|
|
|
|

Authority control databases

National|

* France
* BnF data

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

10°59′N 74°47′W﻿ / ﻿10.983°N 74.783°W﻿ / 10.983; -74.783
*[Pop.]: Population
*[±%]: Percent change
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template