Puerto Colombia Explained

Nickname:Puerto
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name:Colombia
Subdivision Name1:Caribbean
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Steimer Ali Matilla Rolong
Established Title:Foundation
Area Total Km2:70.57
Area Urban Km2:13.83
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:49264
Population Urban:42803
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Website:
www.puertocolombia-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml

Puerto Colombia is a coastal town and municipality in Atlántico Department, Colombia founded in the mid-1800s. Famous for its "Pier of Puerto Colombia", that at one time was the largest Pier in the world. Duties were later transferred to the larger and modern Port of Barranquilla in Bocas de Cenizas, the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea.

The town enjoyed a glorious post-colonial period as the main port on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where most European immigrants entered the country. In the second half of the 20th century, Puerto Colombia faced a rapid decline, eclipsed by Barranquilla, the capital of Atlántico.

Thanks to recent free trade agreements with Canada, the United States of America and many European countries, the municipality has been included in Barranquilla's metropolitan area and its port has undergone large-scale redevelopment. The focus of important public-private partnerships, Puerto Colombia is expected to regain its prominent role as the main sea port of Colombia within a decade.

Carlos Altahona, Puerto Colombia's Past Mayor, was recognized in December 2012 as the best municipal leader in Colombia for his efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.

La Ventana de Sueños, Puerto Colombia Light completed in December 2023, is the tallest lighthouse in South America.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/atlantico/08573__puerto_colombia/ Citypopulation.de