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Barrancabermeja | |
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Municipality and city | |
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| Nickname: Oil Capital of Colombia | |
 Location of the town and municipality of Barrancabermeja in the Santander Department | |
  Barrancabermeja Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°04′N 73°51′W / 7.067°N 73.850°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Santander |
| Foundation | October 12, 1536[1] |
| Erection as City | April 22, 1922[1] |
| Area | |
• Municipality and city | 1,327 km2 (512 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Municipality and city | 203,537 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 177,272 |
| • Urban density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Barranqueño (a) |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Barrancabermeja (Spanish: [baraŋkaβeɾˈmexa]) is a municipality and city in Colombia, located on the shore of the Magdalena River, in the western part of the department of Santander. It is home to the largest oil refinery in the country, under direct management of ECOPETROL. Barrancabermeja is known as the Oil Capital of Colombia.[3]
It is located 114 km west of Bucaramanga, on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, which is the largest municipality and second in the entire department.
Barrancabermeja has high temperatures all year round. It is considered to be one of the hottest cities in Colombia. It is surrounded by water resources which make it very humid.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20151002025342/https://www.barrancabermeja.gov.co/institucional/Paginas/pasadopresenteyfuturo.aspx
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Barrancabermeja municipality with localities
- ^ OECD (2014). OECD Territorial Reviews OECD Territorial Reviews: Colombia 2014. OECD Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 9789264224551.