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Cartagena

South America

Cartagena, known since the imperial 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. 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
Population
914,552 1
Area (sq km)
83.2 1
Founding Year
1533 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
2 1
Latitude
10.4 degrees north 1
Longitude
75.5 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Bolivar Department, States or Territories

cartagena is associated with bolivar-department.

Source Bolivar Department (Wikipedia)
Colombia, Countries
Source Cartagena (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Bolivar Department, States or Territories

cartagena is the capital of bolivar-department.

Source Bolivar Department (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Cartagena (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Cartagena ([/ˌkɑːrtəˈhɛnə/] KAR-tə-HEN-ə), known since the imperial era as Cartagena de Indias (Spanish: [kaɾtaˈxena ðe ˈindjas]), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea.
  • Infobox: population_total
    914,552
  • Infobox, Population year
    2020
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    83.2
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    10.4, -75.5
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    10.4, -75.5
  • Infobox, Elevation
    2 m
  • Article text
    Cartagena was founded on 1 June 1533 by the Spanish commander, Pedro de Heredia, in the former location of the indigenous Caribbean Calamarí village.
  • Associated With: Colombia, Infobox, Country
    colombia
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2. GeoNames: Cartagena - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3687238
    10.39817 -75.49328 P PPLA CO 35 13001 914552 20 America/Bogota
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 20 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, -75.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, -75.25
10.25 -75.25 Aw
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Bolivar Department (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Quote, Infobox, capital
Cartagena de Indias
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Wikidata: Cartagena
Wikidata Q657461, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Cartagena (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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