Magdalena, Colombia

Magdalena is one of 33 primary administrative regions in Colombia with a population of approximately 1,341,746 people.

Facts and figures on Magdalena at a glance

Region name: Magdalena (Departamento del Magdalena)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 1,341,746 people
Country: Colombia
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Magdalena (Departamento del Magdalena) is located in the regional capital Santa Marta (Santa Marta) with a population of 499,192 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Magdalena's regional capital Santa Marta to Colombia's capital Bogota (Bogotá) is approximately 735 km (457 mi).

Facts and figures about Magdalena
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Magdalena Departamento del Magdalena1,341,746 peopleSanta Marta Santa Marta499,192 people

Compare with other regions in Colombia.

Map of Magdalena

Map of Magdalena

Information on Magdalena

Information on Magdalena
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Magdalena Departamento del MagdalenaSanta Marta Santa Marta30ColombiaSouth America

Time in Magdalena

Time in Magdalena
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 6:32am (06:32h)NoFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 6:32am (06:32h)UTC -5.0America/Bogota

Geographic coordinates of Magdalena

Latitude & Longitude of Magdalena
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map10°00'00.0"N (10.0000000°)74°30'00.0"W (-74.5000000°)

Subregions in Magdalena

There are 30 administrative subregions in Magdalena.
Subregions in Magdalena
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Algarrobo Algarrobo1.14,294Algarrobo Algarrobo-
Aracataca Aracataca2.35,520Aracataca Aracataca41,872
Ariguani Ariguaní3.32,758El Dificil El Difícil-
Cerro San Antonio Cerro San Antonio4.8,319Cerro de San Antonio Cerro de San Antonio7,057
Chibolo Chibolo5.16,447Chivolo Chivolo18,208
Cienaga Ciénaga6.105,510Cienaga Ciénaga88,311
Concordia Concordia7.9,681Concordia Concordia-
El Banco El Banco8.54,855El Banco El Banco54,522
El Pinon El Piñon9.17,308El Pinon El Piñón7,481
El Reten El Retén10.18,809El Reten El Retén19,345
Fundacion Fundación11.56,986Fundacion Fundación59,175
Guamal Guamal12.25,508Guamal Guamal25,312
Nueva Granada Nueva Granada13.16,134Nueva Granada Nueva Granada17,470
Pedraza Pedraza14.8,031Pedraza Pedraza3,677
Pijino del Carmen Pijiño del Carmen15.14,115Pijino del Carmen Pijiño del Carmen11,071
Pivijay Pivijay16.33,047Pivijay Pivijay33,047
Plato Plato17.49,195Plato Plato48,606
Puebloviejo Puebloviejo18.24,994Puebloviejo Puebloviejo33,720
Remolino Remolino19.8,751Remolino Remolino8,308
Sabanas de San Angel Sabanas de San Angel20.14,060San Angel San Ángel-
Salamina Salamina21.8,404Salamina Salamina6,166
San Sebastian de Buenavista San Sebastián de Buenavista22.18,865San Sebastian de Buenavista San Sebastián de Buenavista-
San Zenon San Zenón23.8,904San Zenon San Zenón6,520
Santa Ana Santa Ana24.22,723Santa Ana Santa Ana13,950
Santa Barbara de Pinto Santa Bárbara de Pinto25.11,108Santa Barbara de Pinto Santa Bárbara de Pinto-
Santa Marta Santa Marta26.499,192Santa Marta Santa Marta499,192
Sitionuevo Sitionuevo27.26,867--
Tenerife Tenerife28.12,364Tenerife Tenerife-
Zapayan Zapayán29.8,642Punta de Piedras Punta de Piedras-
Zona Bananera Zona Bananera30.57,004Prado-Sevilla Prado-Sevilla-

External sources of information on Magdalena

Magdalena on Wikipedia