Colombia
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Cundinamarca

Puerto Salgar

Puerto Salgar is a municipality and town of in the northwestern part of the department of . It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host US military personnel as a replacement to the Manta Air Base.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base.

Aerodrome
is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force Combat Air Command No. 1. The base is located in Palanquero, near Puerto Salgar, in the department of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Dorada.

Town
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is a town and municipality in the Department of . It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas. It is situated on the banks of Colombia's principal river, the .

Puerto Salgar

Latitude
5.4637° or 5° 27′ 49″ north
Longitude
-74.6501° or 74° 39′ 0″ west
Population
15,000
Elevation
191 metres (627 feet)
Open location code
67Q7F87X+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703168558
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3671331
Wiki­data ID
Q1524761
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Puerto Salgar” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Puerto Salgar (Colombia)”
  • Asturian: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Cebuano: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Chinese: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Chinese: “萨尔加港”
  • Chinese: “薩爾加港”
  • Dutch: “Puerto Salgar”
  • French: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Galician: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Georgian: “პუერტო-სალგარი”
  • Irish: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Italian: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Japanese: “プエルト・サルガル”
  • Kotava: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Malay: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Persian: “پورتو سالگار”
  • Polish: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Portuguese: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Puerto Salgar”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Swedish: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Tagalog: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Turkish: “Puerto Salgar (belediye)”
  • Turkish: “Puerto Salgar belediyesi”
  • Turkish: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Uzbek: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Vietnamese: “Puerto Salgar”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Puerto Salgar”
  • “Puerto Salgar”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cementerio Municipal de Puerto Salgar and Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de Puerto Salgar.

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