Sabanalarga is a municipality

Municipio

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 in the Atlántico Department

Atlántico Department

Atlántico is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its south, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River...

, Colombia

Colombia

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. Founded in 1620 by Lucas Dionisio Tesillo y Diego and Marceliano de Jesús Almanza. Became a municipality in 1680.

Geography

Sabanalarga is located in the middle of the department, Sabanalarga is surrounded to the North by the municipalities of Usiacurí

Usiacurí

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, Baranoa

Baranoa

Baranoa is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico, located 22 km south of Barranquilla. The municipality occupies an area of 127 km2, including rural, urban, suburban and protected land...

 and Polonuevo

Polonuevo

Polonuevo is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico.-External links:...

; to the East by the municipality of Ponedera

Ponedera

Ponedera is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico.-External links:...

; to the South by the municipalities of Candelaria

Candelaria, Atlántico

Candelaria is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico.-External links:...

 and Manatí

Manatí, Atlántico

Manatí is a Colombian municipality located to the south of the Atlántico department, approximately 44 miles from Barranquilla. It was created in 1639 in a place the natives used to call Mahabana. Its current population according to the latest DANE’s census is 13.456 people.-External links:...

; to the Southwest with the municipality of Repelón

Repelón

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 and to the West with the municipalities of Luruaco

Luruaco

Luruaco is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico.-External links:...

 and Piojó

Piojó, Atlántico

Piojó is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico.-External links:...

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External links

Sabanalarga official website Gobernacion del Atlantico - Sabanalarga