Magdalena Department
Department of Magdalena
Departamento del Magdalena | |
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Coffee farms in the Sierra Nevada | |
| Motto(s): Liderazgo, Seguridad y Transparencia (Spanish: Leadership, Security and Transparency) | |
| Anthem: Himno del Magdalena | |
Magdalena shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 11°14′31″N 74°12′19″W / 11.24194°N 74.20528°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean Region |
| Established | 25 July 1824 |
| Capital | Santa Marta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Carlos Caceido |
| • Legislature | Assembly of Magdalena |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,188 km2 (8,953 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,341,746 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 19,738 billion (US$ 4.6 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-MAG |
| Municipalities | 31 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.726 high · 22nd of 33 |
| Website | www.gobmagdalena.gov.co |
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Magdalena (Spanish pronunciation: [maɣðaˈlena]) is a department of Colombia, located in the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea, with more than 1.3 million people. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Magdalena River. The department inherited the name of one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia that its current territory integrated.