| Manatí, Atlántico | |||
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Department | Atlántico Department | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
| Manatí | |
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| Location of the municipality and town of Manatí in the Department of Atlántico. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Atlántico |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evaristo Enrique Olivero Pimienta (Liberal Party)[1] |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 11,635 |
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| Website | www.manati-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml |
Manatí is a Colombian municipality located to the south of the Atlántico department, approximately 44 miles from Barranquilla. It was created in 1639 in a place the natives used to call Mahabana. Its current population according to the latest DANE’s (Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics) census is 13.456 people.
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