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Baranoa is a municipality and city in the Colombian department of Atlántico and widely known for being the birth city of the very first documented black president of Colombia, Juan José Nieto Gil. Its geographical location has historically led to the coining of the name "El corazón alegre del Atlántico", ("The happy heart of the Atlantic" in English), since it is located almost exactly in the center of the department.

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Settlement.official_name
Baranoa
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Baranoa (Atlántico).svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Atlántico - Baranoa.svg
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the city of Baranoa in the Department of Atlántico.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Caribbean
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Atlántico
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Roberto Celedón Venegas 2020 - 2023
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1543
Settlement.area_total_km2
121.3

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Demonym
Baranoera
Population
50261
Area
127
Elevation
118
Image
IglesiadeSantaAnaBaranoa.jpg
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inception
1543-07-26
Commons category
Baranoa Municipality
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Baranoa is a municipality and city in the Colombian department of Atlántico and widely known for being the birth city of the very first documented black president of Colombia, Juan José Nieto Gil. Its geographical location has historically led to the coining of the name "El corazón alegre del Atlántico", ("The happy heart of the Atlantic" in English), since it is located almost exactly in the center of the department.

==Geography== The municipality occupies an area of 121.3 km2, including rural, urban, suburban and protected land.

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