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Cartagena, Colombie
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Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena o the Indies or Cartagena o the Wast Indies, in Inglis) (Spaingie pronunciation: [kartaˈxena ðe ˈindjas], commonly kent as Cartageña, is a ceety on the northren coast o Colombie an caipital o the Depairtment o Bolívar. The ceety haes a population o 892,545 (2005 census). It is the fift lairgest urban aurie in Colombie, an a centre o economic activity in the Caribbean region, as well a popular tourist destination.
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Ceety | |
Cartagena de Indias Cartagena o the Indies | |
![]() Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Top:View o Santa Cruz Manga Island, Castillo Grande, Boca Grande aurie frae Cerrodela Popa, Middle left:Reloj Tower (Torre del Reloj), Center:View o Cartagena Wall an Boca Grande business area, Middle richt:San Diego Square, Bottom:San Felipe Barajas Castle (Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas) | |
Eik-name(s): The Heroic Ceety The Door o the Americas Capital of the Caribbean The Mither Ceety The Walled Ceety The Key o the Wast Indies The Fort o the Kinrick Best Fortifee'd Ceety o the Americas | |
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Coordinates: 10°25′25″N 75°31′31″W | |
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Depairtment | Bolívar |
Region | Caribbean |
Foondation | 1 Juin 1533 bi Pedro de Heredia |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Campo Elías Terán Dix |
Area | |
• Ceety | 572 km2 (221 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Ceety | 895,400 (approx.) (Census DANE 2,005) |
• Rank | Rankit 5t |
• Metro | 1,239,430 |
Demonym(s) | Cartagenero (s) (in Spaingie) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Area code(s) | (57)-(5) |
HDI (2008) | ![]() |
Ceety tree | Arecaceae |
Ceety bird | American Crow Locally called Mariamulata |
Saunt Patron(s) | Saunt Catherine an Saunt Sebastian. |
Website | (in Spaingie) Govrenment o Cartagena official website Tourism Office Offeecial Steid |
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In 1984, Cartagena's colonial wawed ceety an fortress wur designatit a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid.