Atlántico_Department

Atlántico Department

Atlántico Department

Department of Colombia

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.

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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

Main article: Governor of Atlántico

Politics

Administrative divisions

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

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

References

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    "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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    "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
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    "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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    "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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