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General Information

City
Location Located in the North coast of Colombia, the Department of Bolivar.
Temperature On 28°C throughout the year at night 25°C.
Language Spanish It is spoken Ingles, French, German and Italian, because it is a tourist city, commercial and industrial.
Inhabitants 900.000 aprox.
Altitude 2 Meters on the level of the sea.
Basic services Aqueduct, sewage system, energy 110 V, natural gas, telephone
Religion Catholic
Type of government Democratic Republic with Central government
Standard time GMT 5 zone times /verano
Currency Colombian Peso
Education Universities, Basic School, Institutes, Training centers.
Sites that border Tierra Bomba, La Boquilla, Islas del Rosario, Mamonal, Barú, City of Barranquilla to one hour and half of distance and Santa Marta to 3 hours.
Socials Clubs Club Campestre, Club Unión, Club Cartagena, Club Naval, Club Naútico Cartagena Ltda.

General information
Foundation June 1, 1533.
Total area (Km2) 616
Temperature average (ºC) 28
Elevation on the level of the sea (mts.) 2
Higher Temperature 28º-32ºC
Moderate Temperature 20º-26ºC

Límits
North Mar Caribe
South San Onofre (Sucre)
Est Santa Catalina, Santa Rosa, Turbaco, Turbana (Bolívar)
West Mar Caribe

Location
Nort latitude 10º 26'
West Latitude 75º 33'

Population
Total population 812.250
Men 387.047
Women 425.203

Industry
Micro companies 11.076
PYME 1.188
Medium companies 58
Great companies 124

Comunications
Code of pay and area for calls 57 – 5

Urgent Calls
National police
Gaula - antiextorsion
Antinarcotic
Police -Sijín
Police Station at the airport
CAI Laguito
CAI Bocagrande
CAI Crespo
112
165
6502444
6608065
6523768
6652889
6655977
6660869
Army
Navy
152
Regulating Center of Urgencies - Red Cross 125
6627202
6625311
6622567
6676645
Navy Hospital
Bocagrande Hospital
Medihelp Services Colombia
Bocagrande Cra. 2 Base Naval Tel: 6655360
Bocagrande Cl.5 Cra. 6 Tel: 6655270
Bocagrande Cr. 6 nº 5-101 Tel:6652538
Transit and transport
Distrital Transit
Departmental Transit
Road Police
127

6625772
6617197
Firemen
Address
Movile
Bosque Station
119
6630135 – 6658039
315-7383016
6620136
Civil defense
Airport Station
Station of Cartagena coastguard
Command of Atlantic coastguard
6602288
6666610
6550316
146



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