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Santa Marta
Ceety
Top:Panorama view of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, from inside the swamp, 2nd left:View of Mirador in Cabo San Juan del Guia, Tayrona Natural Park, 2nd right:Santa Marta Cathedral (La Casa del Farol), 3rd left:Statue of Simon Bolivar in Quinta of Saint Pedro Alejandrino, 3rd upper middle:Colombian National Pantheon in Barrio Mamatoco, 3rd lower middle:Night view of Snta Marta City Hall, 3rd right:Twilight view of Tribute to the Tayrona Ethnicity Square, Bottom:Panoramic view of Acuatico El Rodadero Park and resort area, from De Gaira area
Top:Panorama view of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, from inside the swamp, 2nd left:View of Mirador in Cabo San Juan del Guia, Tayrona Natural Park, 2nd right:Santa Marta Cathedral (La Casa del Farol), 3rd left:Statue of Simon Bolivar in Quinta of Saint Pedro Alejandrino, 3rd upper middle:Colombian National Pantheon in Barrio Mamatoco, 3rd lower middle:Night view of Snta Marta City Hall, 3rd right:Twilight view of Tribute to the Tayrona Ethnicity Square, Bottom:Panoramic view of Acuatico El Rodadero Park and resort area, from De Gaira area
Banner o Santa Marta
Banner
Coat of airms o Santa Marta
Coat airms
Eik-name(s): 
America's Pearl (La Perla de America)
Location in the Depairtment o Magdalena. Municipality (daurk gray) Ceety (red)
Location in the Depairtment o Magdalena.
Municipality (daurk gray)
Ceety (red)
Santa Marta is located in Colombie
Santa Marta
Santa Marta
Location in Colombie
Coordinates: 11°14′31″N 74°12′19″W / 11.24194°N 74.20528°W / 11.24194; -74.20528
Kintra Colombie
RegionCaribbean Region
DepairtmentMagdalena
Foondation29 Julie 1525
Foondit biRodrigo de Bastidas
Named forMartha
Govrenment
 • MayorCarlos Eduardo Caicedo Omar (Leeberal)
Area
 • Ceety2393.65 km2 (924.07 sq mi)
 • Urban
55.10 km2 (21.27 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Highest elevation5775 m (18,947 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Ceety454,860
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Urban
385,122
 • Urban density6989.5/km2 (18106.3/sq mi)
 DANE
Demonym(s)Samario
Time zoneUTC-05 (Colombie Staundart Time)
Area code(s)57 + 5
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)

Santa Marta, is a Colombie ceety, the caipital o the depairtment o Magdalena an third major urban centre o the Caribbean Region efter Barranquilla an Cartagena. Foondit on 29 Julie 1525 bi the Spanish conquistador Rodrigo de Bastidas, it is the oldest existin ceety in Colombie as it wis the first Spainyie dounset in Colombie, an seicont auldest o Sooth Americae. The ceety lees in the bay o the same name, an is a tourist destination.

Geografie an climate[eedit | eedit soorce]

Climate data for Santa Marta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record heich °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6)
38.2
(100.8)
37.0
(98.6)
37.6
(99.7)
37.4
(99.3)
37.4
(99.3)
37.8
(100.0)
37.4
(99.3)
37.2
(99.0)
36.0
(96.8)
38.2
(100.8)
36.4
(97.5)
38.2
(100.8)
Average heich °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4)
33.5
(92.3)
33.7
(92.7)
33.4
(92.1)
32.6
(90.7)
32.7
(90.9)
32.7
(90.9)
32.4
(90.3)
31.9
(89.4)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
32.3
(90.1)
32.6
(90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
27.7
(81.9)
28.2
(82.8)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
29.0
(84.2)
28.6
(83.5)
28.3
(82.9)
27.9
(82.2)
27.7
(81.9)
27.7
(81.9)
27.2
(81.0)
28.1
(82.6)
Average law °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
22.6
(72.7)
23.7
(74.7)
24.9
(76.8)
25.1
(77.2)
24.6
(76.3)
24.0
(75.2)
24.0
(75.2)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.2
(73.8)
22.0
(71.6)
23.6
(74.5)
Record law °C (°F) 17.4
(63.3)
18.3
(64.9)
20.0
(68.0)
20.9
(69.6)
18.8
(65.8)
21.6
(70.9)
20.6
(69.1)
20.3
(68.5)
19.0
(66.2)
21.0
(69.8)
19.0
(66.2)
18.2
(64.8)
17.4
(63.3)
Average rainfaw mm (inches) 6.9
(0.27)
2.7
(0.11)
1.8
(0.07)
9.1
(0.36)
58.3
(2.30)
53.1
(2.09)
63.2
(2.49)
57.3
(2.26)
81.9
(3.22)
108.4
(4.27)
45.5
(1.79)
11.1
(0.44)
499.3
(19.67)
Average rainy days 1 1 1 2 7 8 9 12 13 13 7 2 76
Average relative humidity (%) 73 72 70 72 76 75 75 77 78 79 77 75 75
Mean monthly sunshine oors 281.0 251.0 251.6 226.8 221.8 230.3 226.2 219.8 202.4 204.7 226.4 279.3 2,821.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

Infrastructur[eedit | eedit soorce]

Port o Santa Marta.

Santa Marta is a major port. Simon Bolivar Internaitional Airport (IATA: SMR ) is 16 km (10 mi) frae the ceety centre.

Economy[eedit | eedit soorce]

Tayrona Naitional Natural Pairk
Lighthouse in the bay Santa Marta
Rodadero, Santa Marta.
Sunset frae Irotama Resort

Santa Marta's economy is based on tourism, trade, port activities, fishin an agricultur, in that order. The main agricultural products are: bananas, coffee, cocoa an cassava.

Twin touns[eedit | eedit soorce]

Santa Marta haes ane sister ceety: Miami Beach, Florida.[3]

Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Censo General 2005 (PDF) (in Spanish), Bogotá: DANE, 2005, p. 486, ISBN 978-958-624-072-7, archived (PDF) frae the original on 11 Juin 2008, retrieved 1 Juin 2009CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "CARTAS CLIMATOLÓGICAS – MEDIAS MENSUALES – AEROPUERTO SIMÓN BOLIVAR (Santa Marta)" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 17 September 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. "Miami Beach Sister Cities Program". Archived frae the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

Travel guide tae Santa Marta frae Wikivoyage