Santa Marta
Santa Marta on the map of Magdalena
Santa Marta is located on the Caribbean coast of Colombia and is the capital of the department of Magdalena del. It has 415 270 inhabitants (as of 2005).
Southeast of the city the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest mountains of Colombia, Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar, both with a height of 5,775 meters above sea level, respectively To the north lies the fishing and tourist Taganga.
The city is not only a major port city with a volume of general cargo and coal, but also a tourism center, with an extensive hotel area and entertainment places. Especially El Rodadero is a popular summer resort of Colombians with comprehensive range of nightclubs and bars.
The city was founded on July 29, 1525 by Rodrigo de Bastidas Conquistador as the first Spanish city on the American mainland. Approx. 16 km away from the city center is the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino de, on December 17, 1830, the freedom fighter Simon Bolivar died.
In the east, the Tayrona National Park closes at. The charm of the landscape on the one hand the Caribbean with its warm waters and coral reefs right on the beach and on the other hand, to the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada.
Santa Marta is the seat of the Diocese of Santa Marta.
Political Organization
Santa Marta is located in the Departamento del Magdalena. The mayor of the city is democratically elected and governed for four years.
Urban area
The city is divided into nine Comunas:
Rural Area
For rural area of Santa Marta include:
- Bonda ( Corregimiento )
- Calabazo ( Caserío )
- Guachaca ( Caserío )
- Minca ( Caserío )
- Taganga ( Caserío )
- Buritaca (Ciudad Perdida o Teyuna ) ( Caserío )
- Tigrera ( Caserío )
- Cabañas de Buritaca ( Caserío )
- Canaveral ( Agua Fria ) ( Caserío )
- Colinas de Calabazo ( Caserío )
- Curvalito ( Caserío )
- Guacoche ( Caserío )
- Marque Talia ( Caserío )
- Paz del Caribe ( Caserío )
- Perico Aguao ( Caserío )
- La Olla
- La Revuelta
- Las Colinas
- El Trompo
- La Aguacatera
- Machete Pelao
- Mejico
- Valle de Gaira
Sons and daughters of the town
- Radamel Falcao García Zárate, a Colombian football player
- Carlos " El Pibe " Valderrama, Colombian footballer
- Carlos Vives, a Colombian singer and actor
- Johan Vonlanthen Swiss national football team
- Jorge Eladio Bolaño, a Colombian national football team
- Jorge Noguera Cotes ( b. 1963 ), Colombian lawyer and politician
Twinning
- Miami Beach, Florida, United States