| Puerto Bolívar | |
| Pushpin Map: | Colombia La Guajira Department#Colombia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 310 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in La Guajira and Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | La Guajira Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Uribia Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 12.2556°N -71.9667°W |
Puerto Bolívar is a maritime port in the municipality of Uribia in the Guajira department of Colombia. It is the largest Colombian port. The port is located in the south head of Bahia Portete, an area of permanent winds and low rainfall, 75km (47miles) north of the city of Uribia and 166km (103miles) of Riohacha.
The Port of Puerto Bolívar, was created by decree No. 995 of April 5, 1982 by the President of Colombia, Julio César Turbay Ayala, with the name of Harbormaster of Bahia Portete in order to consolidate the presence of the state in this region of Colombia and exercise sovereignty through maritime legislation on domestic and foreign motor ships that arrived and sailed from Puerto Bolivar and quays of Portete and Puerto Nuevo. In 1986 during the administration of President Belisario Betancur its name was changed to Harbormaster of Puerto Bolívar.
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Puerto Bolivar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) with little to no rainfall in all months except September, October and November.