Sabanalarga (, Spanish for "Long Plain") is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Atlántico Department
Atlántico (, en, Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its ...
,
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
Atlántico (, en, Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its ...
. It is surrounded to the north by the municipalities of
Usiacurí,
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 ...
, 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
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
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and
Piojó.
Notable people
*
Juana de J. Sarmiento (1899-1979), politician, activist
*
Mauro Manotas (1995-) Football player for Tijuana
References
External links
Sabanalarga official website
Municipalities of Atlántico Department
1620 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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