Atlántico Department

Department of Atlántico
Departamento del Atlántico
Flag of Department of Atlántico
Coat of arms of Department of Atlántico
Motto(s): 
Compromiso para una vida digna
(English: Commitment for a worthy life)
Anthem: Himno del Atlántico
Atlántico shown in red
Atlántico shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Country Colombia
RegionCaribbean Region
Established1910
CapitalBarranquilla
Government
 • GovernorElsa Noguera 2020–2023 (Radical Change)
Area
 • Total3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
 • Rank30th
Population
(2018)
 • Total2,535,517
 • Rank5th
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-ATL
Municipalities23
HDI (2019)0.786
high · 4th of 33
Websiteatlantico.gov.co
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 964,087—    
1985 1,478,213+53.3%
1993 1,837,468+24.3%
2005 2,166,156+17.9%
2018 2,535,517+17.1%
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Atlántico (Spanish pronunciation: [aðˈlantiko], English: Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River. Despite being the third smallest in the country, the department is among the most densely populated, with a population of 2,535,517.

The department's capital and most-populous city is Barranquilla with a population of 1,327,209. Soledad and Malambo are also significant population centers within Atlántico, constituting integral parts of the Barranquilla metropolitan area.

Governors

Politics

Administrative divisions

Municipalities

Education

Higher education

The University of Atlántico, with 22,790 students in 2021, stands as the largest higher education institution by student population in the department.

In September 2023, the University of the Coast was ranked second among the top universities in the country, while the University of the North ranked fifteenth.

Notable people

10°59′N 74°47′W / 10.983°N 74.783°W / 10.983; -74.783


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