Sabanalarga, Atlántico
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| Sabanalarga | |
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 Sabanalarga
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| Coordinates: 6°51′N 75°49′W / 6.85°N 75.817°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Atlántico Department |
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| • Mayor | Carlos Adolfo Roca Roa (Conservative Party)[1] |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 127,500 |
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| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) |
| Website | www.sabanalarga-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml |
Sabanalarga (Spanish for Large Plains) is a municipality in the Atlántico Department, Colombia. Founded in 1620 by Lucas Dionisio Tesillo y Diego and Marceliano de Jesús Almanza. Became a municipality in 1680.
[edit] Geography
Sabanalarga is located in the middle of the department, Sabanalarga is surrounded to the North by the municipalities of Usiacurí, Baranoa and Polonuevo; to the East by the municipality of Ponedera; to the South by the municipalities of Candelaria and Manatí; to the Southwest with the municipality of Repelón and to the West with the municipalities of Luruaco and Piojó.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Sabanalarga official website
- (Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Sabanalarga
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Coordinates: 6°51′N 75°49′W / 6.85°N 75.817°W
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