Magdalena Department

Summary

Magdalena Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It draws 307 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #17 of 32).^[2]

Key Facts

• Magdalena Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Magdalena Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Magdalena Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].
• Magdalena Department's capital is recorded as Santa Marta^[6].
• Magdalena Department's shares border with is recorded as Atlántico Department^[7].
• Magdalena Department's shares border with is recorded as Bolívar Department^[8].
• Magdalena Department's shares border with is recorded as Cesar Department^[9].
• Magdalena Department's shares border with is recorded as La Guajira Department^[10].
• Magdalena Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Magdalena^[11].
• Magdalena Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Magdalena department^[12].
• Magdalena Department's Commons category is recorded as Magdalena Department^[13].
• Magdalena Department's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[14].
• 1825 marks the founding of Magdalena Department^[15].
• Magdalena Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.183333333333334, 'lon': -74.23333333333333}^[16].
• Magdalena Department's official website is recorded as http://www.gobmagdalena.gov.co/^[17].
• Magdalena Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magdalena Department^[18].
• Magdalena Department's Commons gallery is recorded as Magdalena Department^[19].
• Magdalena Department has a population of {'amount': '+1298562'}^[20].
• Magdalena Department has a population of {'amount': '+1427026'}^[21].
• Magdalena Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Magdalena Department^[22].
• Magdalena Department's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Magdalena Department's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Departamento del Magdalena'}^[24].
• Magdalena Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Magdalena^[25].
• Magdalena Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Q9679443^[26].
• Magdalena Department's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Departamento del Magdalena'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Magdalena Department is in the country of Colombia^[4]. It is located in Colombia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Magdalena Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23188'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+110'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1298562'}^[20] and {'amount': '+1427026'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Magdalena Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].

History and Context

1825 marks the founding of Magdalena Department^[15].

Why It Matters

Magdalena Department draws 307 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #17 of 32).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]