Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar Department, Caribbean Region, Colombia


🇨🇴 Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and major port on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region. Founded in 1533, the city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s. During the colonial era it was a key port for the export of Peruvian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s.

Modern Cartagena is the capital of the Bolívar Department, and is the second-largest city in the Caribbean region, after Barranquilla, and the fifth-largest city in Colombia. The metropolitan area of Cartagena is the sixth-largest urban area in the country, after metropolitan area of Bucaramanga. Economic activities include the maritime and petrochemical industries, as well as tourism.

The present city—named after Cartagena, Spain—was founded on 1 June 1533; but settlement by various indigenous people in the region around Cartagena Bay dates from 4000 BC. During the Spanish colonial period Cartagena had a key role in administration and expansion of the Spanish empire. It was a centre of political, ecclesiastical, and economic activity. In 1984, Cartagena's colonial walled city and fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It was also the site of the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741 during the War of Jenkins' Ear between Spain and Britain.

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Cartagena de Indias has a population of over 1,028,736 people. Cartagena de Indias also forms the centre of the wider Bolívar Department which has a population of over 2,070,110 people. For the location of Cartagena de Indias see: Cartagena.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Cartagena de Indias has links with:

🇪🇸 Cartagena, Spain 🇨🇴 Neiva, Colombia 🇮🇨 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands
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Antipodal to Cartagena de Indias is: 104.5,-10.4

Locations Near: Cartagena de Indias -75.5,10.4

🇨🇴 Cartagena -75.495,10.396 d: 0.7  

🇨🇴 Soledad -74.769,10.917 d: 98.4  

🇨🇴 Barranquilla -74.8,10.99 d: 100.7  

🇨🇴 Sincelejo -75.393,9.297 d: 123.2  

🇨🇴 Santa Marta -74.205,11.242 d: 169.6  

🇨🇴 Montería -75.882,8.757 d: 187.4  

🇨🇴 Valledupar -73.253,10.465 d: 245.8  

🇨🇴 Agustin Codazzi -73.233,10.033 d: 251.4  

🇨🇴 Caucasia -75.2,7.983 d: 270.7  

🇨🇴 Aguachica -73.633,8.317 d: 309.2  

Antipodal to: Cartagena de Indias 104.5,-10.4

🇮🇩 Sukabumi 106.926,-6.921 d: 19545.3  

🇮🇩 Bogor 106.797,-6.597 d: 19522.5  

🇮🇩 Ciapus 106.467,-6.267 d: 19507.1  

🇮🇩 Serang 106.15,-6.117 d: 19505.4  

🇮🇩 Depok 106.823,-6.394 d: 19501.6  

🇮🇩 Cilegon 106.011,-6.003 d: 19498.6  

🇮🇩 Cimahi 107.555,-6.871 d: 19498.6  

🇮🇩 Bandung 107.571,-6.877 d: 19498  

🇮🇩 South Tangerang 106.717,-6.283 d: 19496.4  

🇮🇩 Cileungsir 106.98,-6.403 d: 19493.6  

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