Atlántico (, en, Atlantic) is a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, located in northern Colombia with the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the

Canal del Dique The Canal del Dique ( Levee Channel) is a 118 km artificial canal connecting Cartagena Bay (at the corregimiento of Pasacaballos) to the Magdalena River in the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia. The canal is a bifurcation or artific ...

, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the

Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of ...

. It is the third-smallest of the country's departments but its population of 2,535,517 makes it one of the most densely populated. Its capital is

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...

. Other important cities include Sabanalarga, Soledad and Malambo.

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Baranoa Baranoa is a Colombian city in the colombian department of Atlántico and widely known for being the birth city of the very first documented black president of Colombia, Juan José Nieto Gil. Its geographical location has historically led to ...

Campo de la Cruz Campo de la Cruz (Spanish for "field r countrysideof the cross") is a municipality and a town in the Colombian department of Atlántico. It is the fifth most populated town in the Department and is situated on the west bank of the Magdalena rive ...

# Candelaria #

Galapa Galapa is a municipality and town in the Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacif ...

# Juan de Acosta #

Luruaco Luruaco is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico. References External links * Gobernacion del Atlantico - LuruacoLuruaco official website Municipalities of Atlántico Department {{Atlántico-geo-stub ...

# Malambo # Manatí # Palmar de Varela # Piojó #

Polonuevo Polonuevo is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico. References External links Gobernacion del Atlantico - PolonuevoPolonuevo official website Municipalities of Atlántico Department {{Atlántico-geo-stu ...

Ponedera Ponedera () is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico. References External links Gobernacion del Atlantico - PonederaPonedera official website {{coord, 10, 39, N, 74, 45, W, region:CO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki, ...

Puerto Colombia 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 l ...

Repelón Repelón is a Colombian municipality and town in the department of Atlántico. References External links Gobernacion del Atlantico - RepelónRepelón official website Municipalities of Atlántico Department {{Atlántico-geo-stub ...

# Sabanagrande # Sabanalarga # Santa Lucía # Santo Tomás # Soledad # Suán #

Tubará Tubará is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico. References External links Tubara official website Municipalities of Atlántico Department {{Atlántico-geo-stub ...

# Usiacurí

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Government of Atlantico Department official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atlantico Department Departments of Colombia Caribbean region of Colombia States and territories established in 1910