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Santa Marta
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Santa Marta is the capital city of Magdalena, a department (administrative region) in Colombia. As a major coastal city, it serves as an important economic and administrative center for its region.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Named after
- Martha
- Official name
- Santa Marta
- Demonym
- Samario
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Magdalena Department
- Population
- 505915
- Area
- 293.65
- Elevation
- 8
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Magdalena Department
- Founded by
- Rodrigo de Bastidas
- Official website
- www.santamarta-magdalena.gov.co
- Image
- 2018 Santa Marta (Colombia) - Edificio de los Bancos en el Parque Simón Bolívar.jpg
- Patron saint
- Martha
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Santa Marta
- twinned administrative body
- Moyobamba
- Commons category
- Santa Marta
- topic's main category
- Category:Santa Marta
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Santa Marta
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Santa Marta
- Commons gallery
- Santa Marta
- inception
- 1525-07-29
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- P12749
- Koljani
- different from
- Santa Marta
- postal code
- 470001–470017
- native label
- Santa Marta
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Colombia
- IPA transcription
- ˌsanta ˈmaɾta
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Encyclopedic overview
Santa Marta ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta ˈmaɾta]), officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (English: Historic, Cultural & Tourist District of Santa Marta), is a port city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena Department and the fourth-largest urban city of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, after Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Soledad. Founded on July 29, 1525, by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas, it was one of the first Spanish settlements in Colombia, its oldest surviving city, and second-oldest in South America. This city is situated on a bay by the same name and as such, it is a prime tourist destination in the Caribbean region.
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