Sabanalarga, Atlántico

Sabanalarga
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Sabanalarga, Atlántico in the Atlántico Department of Colombia
Sabanalarga Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 10°37′52″N 74°55′16″W / 10.63111°N 74.92111°W / 10.63111; -74.92111
Country	Colombia
Department	Atlántico Department
Founded	1620
Incorporated	1833
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Carlos León Peña
Area
• Total	399 km2 (154 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	102,334
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sabanalarguero
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)	57 + 3
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Sabanalarga (Spanish pronunciation: [saβanaˈlaɾɣa], Spanish for Large Plains) is a municipality in the Atlántico Department, Colombia. Founded in 1620 by and . Became a municipality in 1680.

Geography[]

Sabanalarga is located in the middle of the Atlántico Department, Sabanalarga is surrounded to the North by the municipalities of Usiacurí, Baranoa and Polonuevo; to the East by the municipality of Ponedera; to the South by the municipalities of Candelaria and Manatí; to the Southwest with the municipality of Repelón and to the West with the municipalities of Luruaco and Piojó.

Notable people[]

• Juana de J. Sarmiento (1899-1979), politician, activist

References[]

External links[]

• (in Spanish) Sabanalarga official website
• (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Sabanalarga

Coordinates: 6°51′N 75°49′W / 6.850°N 75.817°W / 6.850; -75.817

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