Barranquilla

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Barranquilla is a major port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, known for its vibrant culture and famous Carnival festival.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
averageTemperature about 27 °C
climate tropical savanna climate
continent South America
country Colombia
demonym Barranquillera
Barranquillero
elevation 18 metres
foundingDate 1813-04-07
governingBody Mayor of Barranquilla
hasAirport Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
hasFootballClub Atlético Junior
hasRiver Magdalena River NERFINISHED
hasStadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
hasUniversity Universidad del Atlántico
Universidad del Norte
heritageStatus Barranquilla Carnival
surface form: "Barranquilla Carnival UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity"
hostedEvent 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup matches
Copa América football matches
isCapitalOf Atlántico Department
isRegionalCapitalOf Caribbean region of Colombia
knownFor Barranquilla Carnival
major seaport
vibrant Caribbean culture
locatedIn Atlántico Department
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
Colombian Caribbean region
surface form: "Caribbean coast of Colombia"

west bank of the Magdalena River
mainEconomicActivities commerce
industry
logistics
services
nickname Curramba la Bella
La Arenosa
Puerta de Oro de Colombia
notablePersonFrom Shakira
Sofia Vergara
surface form: "Sofía Vergara"
officialLanguage Spanish
population over 1,200,000 inhabitants
populationRankInColombia fourth-largest city
portType river port
seaport
roadConnection connected by highways to Bogotá
connected by highways to Cartagena
connected by highways to Santa Marta
subdivisionType localities
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: "Colombia Standard Time"
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colombia majorCity Barranquilla
Shakira placeOfBirth Barranquilla
this entity surface form: "Barranquilla, Colombia"
Mercedes Barcha residence Barranquilla
this entity surface form: "Barranquilla, Colombia"
Colombian Spanish spokenInCity Barranquilla