Riohacha

Riohacha is the capital of the department of . The city with 188,000 inhabitants is on the Caribbean coast and the land behind the town is rather desert-like.
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Riohacha

Latitude
11.1667° or 11° 10′ north
Longitude
-73.0833° or 73° 5′ west
Population
168,000
Elevation
461 metres (1,512 feet)
Open location code
77385W88+MM
Geo­Names ID
3670747
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