El Retén

El Retén is a town and municipality of the in northern . El Retén has about 19,700 residents.
  • Type: Town with 19,700 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Magdalena
  • Also known as: “Corregimiento El Reten”, “El Reten”, “El Reten (belediye)”, “El Retén (belediye)”, “El Retén (Colombia)”, “El Reten belediyesi”, “El Retén belediyesi”, “Gentilicio: Reteneros ‘pata pelá’”, “Reten”, and “エル・レテン”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aracataca.

is a small town in the of , to the south of .

El Retén

Latitude
10.61208° or 10° 36′ 44″ north
Longitude
-74.26953° or 74° 16′ 10″ west
Population
19,700
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7727JP6J+R5
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“El Retén” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “El Retén”
  • Cebuano: “El Retén”
  • Chinese: “埃爾雷滕”
  • Dutch: “El Retén”
  • French: “El Retén”
  • Galician: “El Retén”
  • Georgian: “ელ-რეტენი”
  • German: “El Retén”
  • Irish: “El Retén”
  • Italian: “El Retén”
  • Japanese: “エル・レテーン”
  • Kotava: “El Retén”
  • Malay: “El Retén”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “El Retén”
  • Persian: “ال رتن”
  • Polish: “El Retén”
  • Portuguese: “El Retén”
  • Russian: “Эль-Ретен”
  • Scots: “El Retén”
  • Spanish: “El Retén Magdalena”
  • Spanish: “El Retén”
  • Swedish: “El Retén”
  • Tagalog: “El Retén”
  • Turkish: “El Retén”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Ретен”
  • Urdu: “ایل ریتین”
  • Uzbek: “El Retén”
  • Vietnamese: “El Retén”
  • Waray (Philippines): “El Retén”
  • “El Retén Magdalena”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Paris and Santa Ana.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hospital El Retén and La Palestina Airport.

Magdalena Department: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Santa Marta and Aracataca.

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