Santa Marta

capital of the Colombian department of Magdalena
Place district_of_colombia Q209016
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Santa Marta

Summary

Santa Marta is a district of Colombia[1]. It draws 377 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_colombia category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Marta is located in Magdalena Department[3].
  • Santa Marta is in the country of Colombia[4].
  • Santa Marta's image is recorded as 2018 Santa Marta (Colombia) - Edificio de los Bancos en el Parque Simón Bolívar.jpg[5].
  • Santa Marta's instance of is recorded as district of Colombia[6].
  • Santa Marta's instance of is recorded as city in Colombia[7].
  • Santa Marta's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Santa Marta's flag image is recorded as Flag of Santa Marta.svg[9].
  • Santa Marta's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo de Santa Marta (Magdalena).svg[10].
  • Santa Marta's founder is recorded as Rodrigo de Bastidas[11].
  • Martha is named after Santa Marta[12].
  • Santa Marta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Acapulco de Juárez[13].
  • Santa Marta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moyobamba[14].
  • Santa Marta's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140706896[15].
  • Santa Marta's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79066625[16].
  • Santa Marta's IdRef ID is recorded as 027303020[17].
  • Santa Marta's postal code is recorded as 470001–470017[18].
  • Santa Marta's Commons category is recorded as Santa Marta[19].
  • Santa Marta's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 13994662[20].
  • Santa Marta's patron saint is recorded as Martha[21].
  • Santa Marta's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[22].
  • +1525-07-29T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Santa Marta[23].
  • Santa Marta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.236111111111, 'lon': -74.201666666667}[24].
  • Santa Marta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02nslc[25].
  • Santa Marta's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge978772[26].
  • Santa Marta's official website is recorded as http://www.santamarta-magdalena.gov.co/[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Santa Marta's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+293.65'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+515556'}[30] and {'amount': '+505915'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district of Colombia[6], city in Colombia[7], and big city[8].

History and Context

+1525-07-29T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Santa Marta[23]. Martha is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Santa Marta draws 377 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_colombia category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . WikiMapia. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . dane.gov.co. dane.gov.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . it-ch.topographic-map.com. it-ch.topographic-map.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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