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Municipality and town in Bolívar Department, Colombia Municipality and town in Bolívar Department, Colombia
Turbaco
Municipality and town
Turbaco Plaza, Church of Santa CatalinaTurbaco Plaza, Church of Santa Catalina
Flag of TurbacoFlag
Nickname: Los Tira Piedra
Location of the municipality and town of Turbaco in the Bolívar Department of ColombiaLocation of the municipality and town of Turbaco in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Turbaco is located in ColombiaTurbacoTurbacoLocation in Colombia
Coordinates: 10°19′N 75°26′W / 10.317°N 75.433°W / 10.317; -75.433
Country Colombia
DepartmentBolívar Department
Government
 • MayorGuillermo Torres
Area
 • Municipality and town202 km (78 sq mi)
 • Urban13.92 km (5.37 sq mi)
Elevation128 m (420 ft)
Population
 • Municipality and town105,166
 • Density520/km (1,300/sq mi)
 • Urban97,294
 • Urban density7,000/km (18,000/sq mi)
DemonymTurbaquero
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 5
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Turbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is located about 20 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" (Bulls's feast) in December to celebrate the new year. Currently, the municipality is undergoing major expansion plans and remodeling.

Juan de la Cosa was mortally wounded here in 1510, before Pedro de Heredia subjugated the area in 1533.

Antonio López de Santa Anna spent some of his exile years here, 1850–1853 and 1855–1857.

References

  1. "Yesterday, he sang for guerrillas. Today, he's one town's mayor". The Christian Science Monitor.
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of Turbaco municipality with localities
  3. "Corralejas: ¿fiesta o barbarie?". Corralejas ¿fiesta o barbarie?.
  4. Parry, John; Keith, Robert (1984). New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century, Vol. II. New York: Times Books. p. 454,479–485. ISBN 9780812910704.
  5. Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49, 89, 95, 135.
  6. Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). A Brief History of Cartagena. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. p. 13,75. ISBN 9789586380928.
Municipalities in the Bolívar Department
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10°21′N 75°20′W / 10.350°N 75.333°W / 10.350; -75.333


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