Cartagena
City
Cartagena de Indias
Nicknames: "The Magic City", "The Cosmopolitan City", "The City of Cartagena", "The Heroic", "The Rock Corral", " The Fantastic"
Motto(s): "Por Cartagena"
Coordinates: 10°24′N 75°30′W﻿ / ﻿10.400°N 75.500°W﻿ / 10.400; -75.500 Coordinates: 10°24′N 75°30′W﻿ / ﻿10.400°N 75.500°W﻿ / 10.400; -75.500
Region | Caribbean
Foundation | June 1, 1533
Founded by | Pedro de Heredia
Named for | Cartagena, Spain
Government
• Mayor | Pedrito Tomas Pereira Caballero
Area
• City | 572 km2 (221 sq mi)
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft)
Population (2016)
• City | 971,592
• Rank | Ranked 5th
• Metro | 1,013,389
Demonym(s) | Cartagenero(s) (in Spanish)
Time zone | UTC-5 (COT)
Postal code | 130000
Area code(s) | 57 + 5
Patron saints | Saint Catherine and Saint Sebastian
Average temperature | 30 °C (86 °F)
Website | www.cartagena.gov.co (in Spanish)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name | Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
Type | Cultural
Criteria | vi, iv
Designated | 1984 (8th session)
Reference no. | 285
State Party | Colombia
Latin America and Europe