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Bolivar Department

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Bolivar Department is a department of Colombia in the north of the country, extending from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena south along the Magdalena River to a border with Antioquia Department. It had a population of 2,070,110 in 2018 across an area of about 25,978 square kilometers, and its capital is Cartagena de Indias. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Cartagena de Indias 1
Population
2,070,110 1
2018 figure from Bolivar Department's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2018 1
Area (sq km)
25,978 1
Admission Year
1857 2
Latitude
10.4 degrees north 1
Longitude
75.5 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Cartagena, Cities

cartagena is associated with bolivar-department.

Source Bolivar Department (Wikipedia)
Colombia, Countries

Bolivar Department is a department of Colombia.

Source Bolivar Department (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Cartagena, Cities

cartagena is the capital of bolivar-department.

Source Bolivar Department (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Bolivar Department (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the north of the country, extending roughly north-south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia Department.
  • Infobox, capital
    Cartagena de Indias
  • Infobox, population
    2,070,110 (2018)
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    25978
  • Part Of: Colombia, Lead paragraph
    pronunciation: [boˈliβaɾ]) is a department of Colombia.
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2. Wikidata: Bolivar Department
Wikidata Q230597, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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