Santa Marta: facts

At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Magdalena Department
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 499,192
• Coordinates: 11.2386° N, 74.1943° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 737 km (458 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR): 14 km (9 mi), straight line
• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ): 75 km (47 mi), straight line
• Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP): 136 km (85 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Cienaga: 26 km (16 mi)
• Puebloviejo: 29 km (18 mi)
• Prado-Sevilla: 53 km (33 mi)
• El Reten: 70 km (44 mi)
• Barranquilla: 71 km (44 mi)