EL RETÉN

Magdalena Department · COLOMBIA (CO) · 10.61°N / 74.27°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,683,233

El Retén is a city in Colombia with a population of 19,345. It sits at 10.61/-74.27, runs on America/Bogota, is 8 km from Aracataca.

Population 19,345

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Bogota

All facts

fields

Country: Colombia
Subdivision: Magdalena Department
Coords: 10.61°N / 74.27°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

E Aracataca Magdalena Department 41,872 8.8 km

SE Fundación Magdalena Department 59,175 13.5 km

NE Prado-Sevilla Magdalena Department 4,830 22.0 km

SW Pivijay Magdalena Department 33,047 41.5 km

N Puebloviejo Magdalena Department 33,720 42.3 km

N Ciénaga Magdalena Department 88,311 43.8 km

SE Ariguaní Cesar Department 26,246 49.6 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of El Retén?: 19,345 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is El Retén in?: America/Bogota.
Which country is El Retén in?: Colombia (CO).
How far is El Retén from Bogotá?: About 668 km.
Does El Retén have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Colombia?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Colombia?: Colombian Peso.
How many cities are in Colombia?: 1,178 on record.
Which admin region is El Retén in?: Magdalena Department.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3683233

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3683233,
    "name": "El Retén",
    "ascii_name": "El Reten",
    "country_code": "CO",
    "population": 19345,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Bogota",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 10.61135,
    "longitude": -74.26824
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.2x smaller than Aracataca.
8 km from Aracataca.
Same timezone (America/Bogota) as 1,177 other cities in Colombia.