Aracataca: facts

At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Magdalena Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 41,872
• Coordinates: 10.5918° N, 74.1898° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 665 km (413 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR): 59 km (37 mi), straight line
• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ): 73 km (45 mi), straight line
• Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP): 104 km (65 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Fundacion: 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
• El Reten: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• Prado-Sevilla: 20 km (12 mi)
• Ariguani: 43 km (27 mi)
• Puebloviejo: 46 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Malambo, 70 km (44 mi)