Atlántico Department
Also known as Atlantico Department
department of Colombia
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Atlántico Department is a region located on Colombia's Caribbean coast in the northern part of the country. It is significant as an important commercial and cultural hub, home to the major port city of Barranquilla and serving as a key area for trade and economic activity in the Caribbean region of Colombia.
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- www.atlantico.gov.co
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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.