Turbaco

Municipality and town in Bolívar Department, Colombia

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Nickname:

Los Tira Piedra

Location of the municipality and town of Turbaco in the Bolívar Department of Colombia

10°19′N 75°26′W / 10.317°N 75.433°W / 10.317; -75.433Country

ColombiaDepartmentBolívar DepartmentGovernment

• MayorGuillermo Torres^[1]Area

• Municipality and town202 km² (78 sq mi) • Urban

13.92 km² (5.37 sq mi)Elevation

128 m (420 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[2]

• Municipality and town105,166 • Density520/km² (1,300/sq mi) • Urban

97,294 • Urban density7,000/km² (18,000/sq mi)DemonymTurbaqueroTime zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Area code57 + 5WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Turbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is located about 20 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" (Bulls's feast) in December to celebrate the new year.^[3] Currently, the municipality is undergoing major expansion plans and remodeling.

Juan de la Cosa was mortally wounded here in 1510, before Pedro de Heredia subjugated the area in 1533.^[4]^[5]

Antonio López de Santa Anna spent some of his exile years here, 1850–1853 and 1855–1857.^[6]

References

^ "Yesterday, he sang for guerrillas. Today, he's one town's mayor". The Christian Science Monitor.
^ Citypopulation.de Population of Turbaco municipality with localities
^ "Corralejas: ¿fiesta o barbarie?". Corralejas ¿fiesta o barbarie?.
^ Parry, John; Keith, Robert (1984). New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century, Vol. II. New York: Times Books. p. 454,479–485. ISBN 9780812910704.
^ Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49, 89, 95, 135.
^ Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). A Brief History of Cartagena. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. p. 13,75. ISBN 9789586380928.