Sabanalarga, Atlántico
Sabanalarga | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 10°37′52″N 74°55′16″W / 10.63111°N 74.92111°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Atlántico Department |
Founded | 1620 |
Incorporated | 1833 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roberto Carlos León Peña |
Area | |
• Total | 399 km2 (154 sq mi) |
Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 102,334 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sabanalarguero |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Area code | 57 + 3 |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Sabanalarga (Spanish pronunciation: [saβanaˈlaɾɣa], 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.
Geography
Sabanalarga is located in the middle of the Atlántico 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.
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Sabanalarga official website
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Sabanalarga
6°51′N 75°49′W / 6.850°N 75.817°W