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Magdalena Department is one of Colombia's administrative divisions, located in the northern part of the country. It matters because it is a significant region within Colombia's political and geographic structure, serving as an important area for the country's organization and governance.
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Magdalena ( Spanish pronunciation: [maɣðaˈlena]) is a department of Colombia, located in the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea, with more than 1.3 million people. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Magdalena River. The department inherited the name of one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia that its current territory integrated.
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