Soledad, Atlántico

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Place in Caribbean, Colombia

Soledad
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Location of the municipality and town of Soledad in the Department of Atlántico.
Soledad Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 10°55′N 74°45′W / 10.917°N 74.750°W / 10.917; -74.750
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean
Department	Atlántico
Founded	1598
Government
• Mayor	Joao Herrera
Area
• Total	67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2005)[1]
• Total	455,796
Demonym(s)	Soledeño
Time zone	UTC-5
Area code(s)	57 + 5
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Soledad (Spanish pronunciation: [soleˈðað]) is a municipality in the Colombian department of Atlántico, part of the metropolitan area of Barranquilla. It is 6th in population in Colombia and 3rd in the Caribbean region, after Barranquilla and Cartagena. It is also the city with the highest population growth in Colombia and in 2005 was 455,734 and 2010 580,851. On October 25th 2015 Joao Herrera Iranzo was elected by popular vote as the new mayor of Soledad.

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  2 Geography
  


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  3 Transportation
  


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Limitations

Bordered on the north by the special district of Barranquilla, where the boundary is the Arroyo Don Juan, on the south by Malambo, on the east with the Department of Magdalena, separated by the Magdalena River, and on the west by Galapa.

Geography

Physical Description:
The location of the municipality of Soledad in relation to geographical coordinates is as follows: 10°55'N and 74°46'W.

Transportation

• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport

References

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   ^ DANE 2005 Census: Soledad
   

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  (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Soledad
  

v t e Municipalities in the Atlántico Department
Baranoa Barranquilla Campo de la Cruz Candelaria Galapa Juan de Acosta Luruaco Malambo Manatí Palmar de Varela Piojó Polonuevo Ponedera Puerto Colombia Repelón Sabanagrande Sabanalarga Santa Lucía Santo Tomás Soledad Suán Tubará Usiacurí

Coordinates: 10°55′N 74°45′W / 10.917°N 74.750°W / 10.917; -74.750

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