Soledad, Atlántico

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Place in Caribbean, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Soledad in the Department of Atlántico.

10°55′N 74°45′W / 10.917°N 74.750°W / 10.917; -74.750Country

ColombiaRegion CaribbeanDepartmentAtlánticoFounded1598Government

• MayorRodolfo UcrósArea

• Total67 km² (26 sq mi)Elevation

5 m (16 ft)Population

(2019 estimate^[1])

• Total683,486 • Density10,000/km² (26,000/sq mi)DemonymSoledeñoTime zoneUTC-5Area code57 + 5WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Soledad (Spanish pronunciation: [soleˈðað]) 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.^[1] 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

Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport

References

^ ^a ^b "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005" (in Spanish). Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ Heraldo, El (2023-10-29). "Alcira Sandoval Ibañez, elegida como la nueva alcaldesa de Soledad". ELHERALDO.CO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-21.