Barranquilla

Summary

Barranquilla is a municipality of Colombia^[1]. Barranquilla has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Barranquilla is located in Atlántico Department^[3].
• Barranquilla is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Barranquilla is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].
• Barranquilla is on the body of water Magdalena River^[6].
• Barranquilla's head of government is recorded as Jaime Pumarejo^[7].
• Barranquilla is on the continent of South America^[8].
• Barranquilla's instance of is recorded as municipality of Colombia^[9].
• Barranquilla's instance of is recorded as district of Colombia^[10].
• Barranquilla's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Barranquilla's shares border with is recorded as Sitionuevo^[12].
• Barranquilla's shares border with is recorded as Puerto Colombia^[13].
• Barranquilla's shares border with is recorded as Galapa^[14].
• Barranquilla's shares border with is recorded as Soledad^[15].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tampa^[16].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buenos Aires^[17].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami^[18].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guayaquil^[19].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brownsville^[20].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaohsiung^[21].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bethlehem^[22].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maracaibo^[23].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nanjing^[24].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santo Domingo^[25].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panama City^[26].
• Barranquilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Málaga^[27].

Body

Geography

Barranquilla is in the country of Colombia^[4]. Barranquilla is located in Atlántico Department^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Caribbean Sea^[5], a sea^[28], in Mexico^[29] and Magdalena River^[6], a river^[30], in Colombia^[31]. Barranquilla is on the continent of South America^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1274250'}^[32], {'amount': '+1112889'}^[33], and {'amount': '+1326588'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality of Colombia^[9], district of Colombia^[10], and big city^[11].

History and Context

April 7, 1813 marks the founding of Barranquilla^[35].

Why It Matters

Barranquilla has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Barranquilla is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]