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Cartagena
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Cartagena
Total population
1,028,736
Demographic figures from DANE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves4,674
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves4,658
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves3,913
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves3,525
- brown-throated conureAratinga pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,510
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,503
- Species 5229662Species 52296623,402
- Species 9752617Species 97526172,957
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2008-06-1832 km WNW of San Onofre, Colombia
- M 4 — 2006-06-066 km WSW of Santa Rosa, Colombia
- M 4.7 — 2006-05-021 km SE of Remolino, Colombia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Bolívar
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Cartagena
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
DANE — Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística
- DANE / DIVIPOLA
- 13001
- Population (Wikidata)
- 914,552
- Wikidata
- Q657461
DANE code via Wikidata P7325
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • DANE — Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística — DANE code via Wikidata P7325