Candelaria

Candelaria is a municipality and town in the department of . Candelaria has about 15,600 residents.
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  • Type: Town with 15,600 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Atlántico
  • Also known as: Candelaria, Atlántico

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Piñón and Manatí.

Town
is a town and municipality of the Department of . Officially founded in 1760 by Francisco Sayas, Ignacio Crespo, Vicente De la Hoz and others. is situated 9 km southeast of Candelaria.

Town
is a Colombian municipality located to the south of the department, approximately 44 miles from . It was created in 1639 in a place the natives used to call Mahabana. is situated 9 km west of Candelaria.

Town
is a municipality and a town in the department of Atlántico. It is the fifth most populated town in the Department and is situated on the west bank of the Magdalena river and at the southern part of the Department of Atlántico. is situated 9 km south of Candelaria.

Candelaria

Latitude
10.45965° or 10° 27′ 35″ north
Longitude
-74.88032° or 74° 52′ 49″ west
Population
15,600
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7727F459+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703208102
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3687634
Wiki­data ID
Q1023776
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Candelaria” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Candelaria (Colombia)
  • Asturian: Candelaria
  • Cebuano: Candelaria
  • Chinese: Candelaria
  • Chinese: 坎德拉里亚
  • Chinese: 坎德拉里亞
  • Dutch: Candelaria
  • French: Candelaria
  • Galician: Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Galician: Candelaria
  • Georgian: კანდელარია
  • German: Candelaria
  • Iloko: Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Iloko: Candelaria
  • Irish: Candelaria
  • Italian: Candelaria
  • Kotava: Candelaria
  • Malay: Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Malay: Candelaria
  • Min Nan Chinese: Candelaria
  • Persian: کاندلاریا (آتلانتیکو)
  • Persian: کاندلاریا
  • Polish: Candelaria
  • Portuguese: Candelaria
  • Russian: Канделария
  • Scots: Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Scots: Candelaria
  • Spanish: Candelaria
  • Swedish: Candelaria kommun, Atlántico
  • Swedish: Candelaria
  • Tagalog: Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Tagalog: Candelaria
  • Turkish: Candelaria (Atlántico)
  • Turkish: Candelaria (belediye)
  • Turkish: Candelaria belediyesi
  • Turkish: Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Turkish: Candelaria
  • Uzbek: Candelaria (Atlántico)
  • Uzbek: Candelaria
  • Vietnamese: Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Vietnamese: Candelaria
  • Waray (Philippines): Candelaria, Atlántico
  • Waray (Philippines): Candelaria
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