Magdalena, Colombie

Depairtment o Magdalena
Depairtment o Magdalena; Departamento del Magdalena
	Depairtment
	Banner Coat airms
	Motto(s): Liderazgo, Seguridad y Transparencia; (Spainyie: Leadership, Security an Transparency)
	Anthem: Himno del Magdalena
	Magdalena shown in red
	Coordinates: 11°14′31″N 74°12′19″W / 11.24194°N 74.20528°W
Kintra	Colombie
Region	Caribbean Region
Established	25 Julie 1824
Caipital	Santa Marta
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Francisco Infante (Colombie Leeberal Pairty)
Area
• Total	23188 km2 (8,953 sq mi)
Area rank	21
Population (2005)
• Total	1,136,901
• Rank	14
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-MAG
Municipalities	31
Website	www.gobmagdalena.gov.co

Magdalena is a depairtment o Colombie, locatit tae the north o the kintra bi the Caribbean Sea. The caipital o the depairtment is Santa Marta an wis namit efter the Magdalena River. It inheritit the name o ane o the oreeginal nine states o the Unitit States o Colombie that its current territory integratit.

Politics

Admeenistrative diveesions

The Depairtment o Magdalena is subdividit intae 30 municipalities an ane destrict. The municipalities are govrened bi a democratically electit municipal mayor an a municipal cooncil. The Touristic, Cultural an Historic Destrict o Santa Marta is admeenistered bi the Municipality o Santa Marta an haes special distinction athin the kintra.