Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena o the Indies or Cartagena o the Wast Indies, in Inglis) (Spaingie pronunciation: [kartaˈxena ðe ˈindjas], commonly kent as Cartageña, is a ceety on the northren coast o Colombie an caipital o the Depairtment o Bolívar. The ceety haes a population o 892,545 (2005 census). It is the fift lairgest urban aurie in Colombie, an a centre o economic activity in the Caribbean region, as well a popular tourist destination.
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Cartagena de Indias
Cartagena o the Indies |
 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Top:View o Santa Cruz Manga Island, Castillo Grande, Boca Grande aurie frae Cerrodela Popa, Middle left:Reloj Tower (Torre del Reloj), Center:View o Cartagena Wall an Boca Grande business area, Middle richt:San Diego Square, Bottom:San Felipe Barajas Castle (Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas) |
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| Eik-name(s): The Heroic Ceety
The Door o the Americas
Capital of the Caribbean
The Mither Ceety
The Walled Ceety
The Key o the Wast Indies
The Fort o the Kinrick
Best Fortifee'd Ceety o the Americas |
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| Coordinates: 10°25′25″N 75°31′31″W |
| Kintra | Colombie |
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| Depairtment | Bolívar |
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| Region | Caribbean |
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| Foondation | 1 Juin 1533 bi Pedro de Heredia |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Mayor | Campo Elías Terán Dix |
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| Area |
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| • Ceety | 572 km2 (221 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
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| Population (2006) |
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| • Ceety | 895,400 (approx.) (Census DANE 2,005) |
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| • Rank | Rankit 5t |
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| • Metro | 1,239,430 |
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| Demonym(s) | Cartagenero (s) (in Spaingie) |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
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| Area code(s) | (57)-(5) |
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| HDI (2008) | 0.798 – High. |
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| Ceety tree | Arecaceae |
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| Ceety bird | American Crow Locally called Mariamulata |
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| Saunt Patron(s) | Saunt Catherine an Saunt Sebastian. |
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| Website | (in Spaingie) Govrenment o Cartagena official website
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In 1984, Cartagena's colonial wawed ceety an fortress wur designatit a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid.
