Barranquilla
Municipality and city
Nickname(s): La Puerta de Oro de Colombia (Spanish for "Colombia's Golden Gate")
Motto(s): Barranquilla capital de vida ("Barranquilla capital of life")
Coordinates: 10°57′50″N 74°47′47″W﻿ / ﻿10.96389°N 74.79639°W﻿ / 10.96389; -74.79639 Coordinates: 10°57′50″N 74°47′47″W﻿ / ﻿10.96389°N 74.79639°W﻿ / 10.96389; -74.79639
Region | Caribbean
Department | Atlántico
Established | April 7, 1813
Government
• Mayor | Alejandro Char (Radical Change)
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2005)
• Municipality and city | 1,148,506
• Rank | ranked 4th
• Metro | 2,370,753
Demonym(s) | Barranquillero/a
Time zone | UTC-5
Postal code | 080020
Area code(s) | 57 + 5
HDI (2006) | 0.821 – high
Website | www.barranquilla.gov.co (in Spanish)