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Soledad
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Location of the municipality and town of Soledad in the Department of Atlántico.
SoledadLocation in Colombia
Coordinates: 10°55′N 74°45′W / 10.917°N 74.750°W / 10.917; -74.750
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean
Department	Atlántico
Founded	1598
Government
• Mayor	Rodolfo Ucrós
Area
• Total	67 km (26 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population
• Total	683,486
• Density	10,000/km (26,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Soledeño
Time zone	UTC-5
Area code	57 + 5
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Soledad (Spanish pronunciation: [soleˈðað]) is a municipality in the Colombian department of Atlántico, part of the Metropolitan area of Barranquilla. It is 6th in population in Colombia and 3rd in the Caribbean region, after Barranquilla and Cartagena. It is also the city with the highest population growth in Colombia and in 2005 was 455,734 and 2019 683,486. On October 29, 2023, Alcira Sandoval Ibañez was elected by popular vote as the new mayor of Soledad.

Borders

Bordered on the north by the special district of Barranquilla, where the boundary is the Arroyo Don Juan, on the south by Malambo, on the east with the Department of Magdalena, separated by the Magdalena River, and on the west by Galapa.

Geography

Physical Description: The location of the municipality of Soledad in relation to geographical coordinates is as follows: 10°55'N and 74°46'W.

Transportation

• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport

Climate

References

1. ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005" (in Spanish). Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
2. Heraldo, El (2023-10-29). "Alcira Sandoval Ibañez, elegida como la nueva alcaldesa de Soledad". ELHERALDO.CO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
3. "Promedios Climatológicos 1991–2020" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
4. "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

Sources

• (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Soledad

v t e Municipalities in the Atlántico Department
Baranoa Barranquilla Campo de la Cruz Candelaria Galapa Juan de Acosta Luruaco Malambo Manatí Palmar de Varela Piojó Polonuevo Ponedera Puerto Colombia Repelón Sabanagrande Sabanalarga Santa Lucía Santo Tomás Soledad Suán Tubará Usiacurí

10°55′N 74°45′W / 10.917°N 74.750°W / 10.917; -74.750

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