Puerto Colombia
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| Puerto Colombia | |
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| — Municipality and town — | |
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| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Atlántico Department |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) |
| Puerto Colombia | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Atlántico |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martha Patricia Villalba Hodwalker (Conservative Party)[1] |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 11,635 |
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| Website | www.puertocolombia-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml |
Puerto Colombia is a town and municipality in Atlántico Department, Colombia. Famous for its "Pier of Puerto Colombia". Duties were later transferred to the larger and modern Port of Barranquilla in Bocas de Cenizas, the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean sea.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Alcaldia de Puerto Colombia - official website
- (Spanish) Government of Colombia website
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Coordinates: 11°01′N 74°53′W / 11.017°N 74.883°W
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