Turbo, Colombia

Turbo, Colombia
—  Municipality and town  —
Location of the municipality and town of Turbo, in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Area
• Metro	3,055 km2 (1,180 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population
• Municipality and town	126,025
• Density	41.25/km2 (106.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

For other uses, see Turbo (disambiguation).

Turbo is a port town in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is located at around 8°5′53″N 76°43′54″W. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá, 340 km. north of Medellín (the department capital and second largest Colombian city). This port city is the capital of the Urabá region of Antioquia, Colombia. The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11, 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for a military service barracks in Turbo. In 1840 the republican president assigned one thousand "fanegadas" of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847.

Turbo lies near the southeastern tip of the Darién Gap and is the northern terminus of the main route of the Pan American Highway in South America. There is currently no paved road connecting through the region to Yaviza, Panama, where the highway continues through Central and North America.

The urban area of Turbo is on the Gulf of Urabá eastern coast.