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Atlántico (Colombian depairtment)

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Depairtment o Atlántico

Departamento del Atlántico
Banner o Depairtment o Atlántico
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Coat of airms o Depairtment o Atlántico
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Motto(s): 
Compromiso para una vida digna
(Spainyie: Commitment for a worthy life)
Anthem: Himno del atlántico
Atlántico shown in red
Atlántico shown in red
Kintra Colombie
RegionCaribbean Region
Established1910
CaipitalBarranquilla
Govrenment
  GovrenorEduardo Verano De la Rosa (Colombie Leeberal Pairty)
Area
  Total3388 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
Area rank30
Population
 (2005)[1]
  Total2,112,128
  Rank5
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-ATL
Municipalities23
Websitewww.atlantico.gov.co

Atlántico (Scots: Atlantic) is a depairtment o Colombie, locatit in northren Colombie wi the Caribbean Sea tae its north, Bolívar tae its wast an sooth separatit bi the Canal del Dique, an Magdalena tae its east separatit bi the Magdalena River. It is the third smawest o the kintra's depairtments but its population o 2,272,170 makes it ane o the maist densely populatit depairtments.

Its caipital is Barranquilla. Ither important ceeties include Soledad an Malambo.

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