Magangué
City of Magangué | |
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| Nickname(s): "River City"/"Ciudad Río", "MGE" | |
| Motto: "Wealth And Prosperity" / "Riqueza y Prosperidad" | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Magangué in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Bolívar Department |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Founded | April 10, 1610 |
| Erection | February 13, 1813 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and Secretary-General |
| • Mayor | Marcelo Torres |
| • Secretary-General | Ubaldo |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,568 km2 (605 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,043 km2 (403 sq mi) |
| • Water | 525 km2 (203 sq mi) 33.48% |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • City | 130,124 |
| • Density | 82.98/km2 (214.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 306,988 |
| • Metro | 392,214 |
| • Associated Metropolitan Areas | 779,560 |
| • Demonym | Magangeleño |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Magangué is a city of Colombia in the Department of Bolivar. The city is located in the Magdalena River; 20 km north of the mouth of the Cauca River, the Magdalena River. In the 2005 census recorded a population of Magangué 121,085, is projected to end 2012 according to DANE population reaches 123,000 people, according Demographics are expected to exceed 150,000. With the cities of Achi, Buenavista, Cicuco, San Pedro, Santa Cruz de Mompox, and Talaiga Nuevo form the Metropolitan Area Magangue-Mompox, or simply Magangué Metropolitan, which has a population of nearly 400,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest city of the Department, and the ninth of the Caribbean Region. Magangué was home to Rice, Fridges and the country's largest ports, is now badly damaged by the problems of political corruption. It has been shown that the city has great potential relevant national, being in a central crossing point.
Administrative divisions
The urban area is divided into an average of 50 to 70 neighborhoods, including:
- Yati
- Florida
- Camilo Torres
- Olaya Herrera
- El Sur
- San Pablo
- San Jose
- El Prado
- San Mateo
- Pastrana
The rural area is organized in 43 districts.
The major townships are:
- Cascajal
- Ceibal
- Juan Arias
- Madrid
- La Pascuala
- Henequen
- El Cuatro
- Betania
- Retiro
- Barbosa
- Coyongal
- San Antonio