Magdalena Department
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Department of Magdalena Departamento del Magdalena |
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| Motto: Liderazgo, Seguridad y Transparencia (Spanish: Leadership, Security and Transparency) |
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| Anthem: | |||
 Magdalena shown in red |
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 Topography of the department |
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| Coordinates: 11°14′31″N 74°12′19″W / 11.24194°N 74.20528°WCoordinates: 11°14′31″N 74°12′19″W / 11.24194°N 74.20528°W | |||
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 Colombia
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| Region | Caribbean Region | ||
| Established | July 25, 1824 | ||
| Capital | Santa Marta | ||
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| • Governor | (2016-2019) | ||
| • Legislature | Assembly of Magdalena | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 23,188 km2 (8,953 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 21st | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 1,235,425 | ||
| • Rank | 14th | ||
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-MAG | ||
| Municipalities | 31 | ||
| Website | www.gobmagdalena.gov.co | ||
Magdalena (Spanish pronunciation: [maɣðaˈlena]) is a department of Colombia, located to the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Magdalena River. It inherited the name of one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia that its current territory integrated.
The Department of Magdalena is located on the North Coast of the Colombian Caribbean Region.
On the north it borders the Caribbean Sea. On the northeast it borders the La Guajira Department, being divided by the Palomino River. On the east it borders with the Cesar Department, which is in part divided by the Guaraní River.
On the west, it is divided by the Magdalena River, and it borders the departments of Atlantico in the Northwest, and Bolívar in the West and Southwest.
The territory of the Department of Magdalena is formed by four drainage basins which are very different in composition and importance.
The drainage basin of the Sierra Nevada’s western slope is located in the northern part of the department. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta creates different rivers that run mainly through the municipality of Santa Marta, and that finally end up draining into the Caribbean Sea.
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