Turbaco
Sign in to saveTurbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is located about 20 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" (Bulls' feast) in December to celebrate the new year.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Turbaco
- Settlement.nickname
- Los Tira Piedra
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Turbaco.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Turbaco Plaza, Church of Santa Catalina
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Turbaco (Bolívar).svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Colombia - Bolívar - Turbaco.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality and town of Turbaco in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Colombia
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Colombia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bolívar Department
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Guillermo Torres
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 202
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Turbaco
- Demonym
- Turbaquera
- Population
- 115000
- Area
- 185
- Elevation
- 128
- Official website
- www.turbaco-bolivar.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Turbaco, Bolívar, Colombia - panoramio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Turbaco
- inception
- 1510-00-00
- native label
- Turbaco
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Turbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is located about 20 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" (Bulls' feast) in December to celebrate the new year.
Juan de la Cosa was mortally wounded here in 1510, before Pedro de Heredia subjugated the area in 1533.
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Cartagena
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Colombia
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time zone
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International Standard Book Number
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municipality
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demonym
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Q5390
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Bolívar Department
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urban area
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Antonio López de Santa Anna
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department of Colombia
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Santa Cruz de Mompós
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Juan de la Cosa
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Magangué
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El Carmen de Bolívar
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San Pablo
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Altos del Rosario
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Calamar
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