Puerto Colombia

Infobox City
official_name = Puerto Colombia
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map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Colombia in the Department of Atlántico.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = Department
subdivision_name = Colombia
subdivision_name1 = Caribbean
subdivision_name2 = Atlántico
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Martha Patricia Villalba Hodwalker (Conservative Party) [ [http://www.registraduria.gov.co/reselec2007_esc/1028/x.html es icon National Registry of the Civil State: 2007 regional election results] ]
established_title = Foundation
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population_as_of = 2005
population_note = [ [http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/atlantico/puerto_colombia.pdf es icon DANE 2005 Census: Puerto Colombia] ]
population_total = 11635
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[http://www.puertocolombia-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml www.puertocolombia-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml]
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Puerto Colombia is a town and municipality in Atlántico Department, Colombia. Famous for its "Pier of Puerto Colombia". Duties were later transferred to the larger and modern Port of Barranquilla in Bocas de Cenizas, the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean sea.

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.alcaldiapuertocolombia.gov.co/ Alcaldia de Puerto Colombia - official website]
*es icon [http://puertocolombia-atlantico.gov.co/nuestraalcaldia.shtml?apc=I----&m=I&s=a Government of Colombia website]