Established 1910 Area rank 30th Area 3,388 km² Municipalities 23 | Region Caribbean Region Time zone UTC-05 Population 2.403 million (2013) | |
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Clubs and Teams Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A., Uniautónoma F.C., Sporting Club De Barranquilla Colleges and Universities University of Atlántico, Universidad del Norte - Colombia, Sergio Arboleda University, Universidad Metropolitana, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CORPORATION Points of interest ZOOLOGICO DE BARRANQUILLA, Caribbean Museum, DIVERCITY ‑ Barranquilla, Queen Mary Cathedral, Museo Romantico | ||
Atlántico ([aˈtlantiko], 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. It is the third smallest of the country's departments but its population of 2,272,170 makes it one of the most densely populated.
Map of Atl%C3%A1ntico, Colombia
Its capital is Barranquilla. Other important cities include Soledad and Malambo.
References
Atlántico Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA