Soledad, Atlántico Explained

Official Name:Soledad
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Name1:Caribbean
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rodolfo Ucrós
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1598
Area Total Km2:67
Population As Of:2019 estimate[1]
Population Total:683486
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Soledeño
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:10.9167°N -119°W
Elevation M:5
Website:Official website
Area Code:57 + 5

Soledad (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the Colombian department of Atlántico, part of the Metropolitan area of Barranquilla. It is 6th in population in Colombia and 3rd in the Caribbean region, after Barranquilla and Cartagena. It is also the city with the highest population growth in Colombia and in 2005 was 455,734 and 2019 683,486. On October 29, 2023, Alcira Sandoval Ibañez was elected by popular vote as the new mayor of Soledad.[2]

Borders

Bordered on the north by the special district of Barranquilla, where the boundary is the Arroyo Don Juan, on the south by Malambo, on the east with the Department of Magdalena, separated by the Magdalena River, and on the west by Galapa.

Geography

Physical Description:The location of the municipality of Soledad in relation to geographical coordinates is as follows: 10°55'N and 74°46'W.

Transportation

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005 . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) . 1 July 2019 . es.
  2. Web site: Heraldo . El . 2023-10-29 . Alcira Sandoval Ibañez, elegida como la nueva alcaldesa de Soledad . 2024-03-21 . ELHERALDO.CO . es.