El Banco: facts

At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Magdalena Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 54,522
• Coordinates: 9.0011° N, 73.9758° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 488 km (304 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Las Brujas Airport (CZU): 148 km (92 mi), straight line
• Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP): 178 km (111 mi), straight line
• Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport (TLU): 185 km (115 mi), straight line

Nearby

• El Penon: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• San Martin de Loba: 10 km (6 mi)
• Hatillo de Loba: 12 km (8 mi)
• Barranco de Loba: 16 km (10 mi)
• Tamalameque: 24 km (15 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Magangue, 90 km (56 mi)