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Atlántico Department

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Country
  
Colombia

Established
  
1910

Area rank
  
30th

Area
  
3,388 km²

Municipalities
  
23

Region
  
Caribbean Region

Capital
  
Barranquilla

Time zone
  
UTC-05

Population
  
2.403 million (2013)

Atlántico Department httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Destinations
  
Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia, Usiacurí

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