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Sabanalarga, Atlántico

Municipality and town in Atlántico Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Sabanalarga, Atlántico in the Atlántico Department of Colombia

10°37′52″N 74°55′16″W / 10.63111°N 74.92111°W / 10.63111; -74.92111Country

ColombiaDepartmentAtlántico DepartmentFounded1620Incorporated1833Government

• MayorRoberto Carlos León PeñaArea

• Municipality and town395.9 km² (152.9 sq mi) • Urban

7.36 km² (2.84 sq mi)Elevation

87 m (285 ft)Population

(2020 est.)^[1]

• Municipality and town100,049 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi) • Urban

74,713 • Urban density10,000/km² (26,000/sq mi)DemonymSabanalargueroTime zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Area code57 + 3WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Sabanalarga (Spanish pronunciation: [saβanaˈlaɾɣa], 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.