Sabanalarga, Atlántico Explained

Sabanalarga
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Atlántico Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roberto Carlos León Peña
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1620
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1833
Area Total Km2:395.9
Area Urban Km2:7.36
Population As Of:2020 est.
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:100049
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:74713
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Sabanalarguero
Coordinates:10.6311°N -74.9211°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation M:87
Area Code:57 + 3
Website:Official website

Sabanalarga (pronounced as /es/, Spanish for "Long Plain") is a municipality in the Atlántico Department, Colombia. Founded in 1620 by Lucas Dionisio Tesillo y Diego and Marceliano de Jesús Almanza. It became a municipality in 1680.

Geography

Sabanalarga is located in the middle of the Atlántico Department. It is surrounded to the north by the municipalities of Usiacurí, Baranoa, and Polonuevo; to the east by the municipality of Ponedera; to the south by the municipalities of Candelaria, and Manatí; to the southwest by the municipality of Repelón and to the west by the municipalities of Luruaco and Piojó.

Notable people

External links

6.85°N -124°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/admin/atlantico/08638__sabanalarga/ Citypopulation.de