Manatí, Atlántico | |
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Municipality and town | |
) View of Manatí | |
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) Location of the municipality and town of Manatí in the Department of Atlántico. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Atlántico |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evaristo Enrique Olivero Pimienta (Liberal Party)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[3]) | |
| • Total | 19,233 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.manati-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml |
Manatí is a Colombian municipality located to the south of the Atlántico department, approximately 44 miles from Barranquilla. It was created in 1639 in a place the natives used to call Mahabana. Its current population according to the latest DANE’s (Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics) census is 13.456 people.
References
- ^ (in Spanish) National Registry of the Civil State: 2007 regional election results
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
External links
- (in Spanish) Manatí official website
- (in Spanish) Manatí website
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Manatí