Aracataca
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Aracataca (colloquially whiles referred tae as "Cataca") is a municipality locatit in the Depairtment o Magdalena, in Colombie's Caribbean Region. Aracataca is a river toun foondit in 1885. The toun staunds beside the river o the same name, the Aracataca river that flows frae the nearbi Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta muntain range intae the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. Aracataca is locatit some 80 km sooth o the depairtment caipital Santa Marta.
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Aracataca | |
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Eik-name(s): Cataca | |
Location o the toun an municipality o Aracataca in the Depairtment o Magdalena. | |
Kintra | Colombie |
Region | Caribbean |
Depairtment | Magdalena |
Foondation | 1885 |
Area | |
• Total | 1755 km2 (678 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 51,975 |
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Time zone | UTC-5 |
Website | www.aracataca-magdalena.gov.co |
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