1. Barranquilla port: port economy
We have a 1,058 m quay with a draft of 36 feet allowed in freshwater. Additionally it offers a 550 m
quay with a draft of 12 feet, for river operations.
We are a multipurpose port where we handle all types of cargo such as coal, dry and liquid bulk,
container, coffee and general cargo.
is one of the major economic, industrial and trade of the country.
Department economy revolves around agriculture, livestock, fisheries, handicrafts and logging,
industry and trade center on the city thanks to its dual dimension of river and sea port.
Barranquilla health dimension:
Barranquilla, Colombia's first city to unify services subsidized with tax, has also made significant
progress in primary health care, insurance and vaccination coverage.
Prevention from home
The new model of health care that is being implemented in the city is based on the strategy Health
in My House, performing about 400 hikers who walk the neighborhood house to house and promote
healthy lifestyles.
Achievement of goals
Year after year, Barranquilla has exceeded goals in vaccination coverage above 95%, Polio, DPT,
VCG, Hepatitis B, MMR, Yellow Fever, Rubella-Measles, and Pneumococcus.
Projections
is projected to maintain coverage in improved access to health services, promote affiliation focused
and those that meet the conditions for membership in both the subsidized and contributory and
strengthen inspection activities, monitoring and control.
Dimension Barranquilla Education:
the investments made in education, recreation and social assistance to the poorest earned him the
recognition of Colombia's Golden Gate.
is an example of public education in Colombia, for quality education and commitment
Superior is on level in Exhibits Saber-pro for the past two years
Atlantic University, in reaffirming its values and principles that guide, motivate and mobilize its
institutional life aims to:
Being a leading institution in the country and the world, given our commitment to the social
transformations of the Colombian Caribbean region and our nation, in pursuit of a more equitable,
democratic, participatory, through excellence in education.
Security Dimension Barranquilla
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Citizen Security for Barranquilla and its metropolitan area to serve as a
framework for action at multiple institutions involved in the security issue and to open a space for
coordination and integration of the various programs and projects being developed in the area and
build a tracking mechanism monitors and actions in a way that can measure the results and impact
that public policy has in the tranquility of the area's inhabitants.
In order to build a security model based on trust in others and in the authorities, in respect of the
rights of others and in compliance with the law. These three elements are the guarantee behavior
change of citizens and state legitimacy needed to ensure sustainable results in the field of violence
prevention and reduction of crime rates.
One of the main indicators of the level of living in a territory the civic culture, that is the provision
which states citizen to meet the standards, and the degree of confidence in the institutions and
people.
Location

2. The city is located in the northeast corner of the department of the Atlantic, on the west bank of
the Magdalena River , 7.5 km from its mouth at the Caribbean Sea . It has an area of 154
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km equivalent to 4.5% of the department of the Atlantic. geographical coordinates are set with
reference to the zero point of the city located in the Plaza de la Paz .
Politically, Barranquilla bordered to the east by the department of Magdalena (in between the
Magdalena River), north to the town ofPuerto Colombia and the Caribbean Sea (land of the swamp
of Majorcan , western stem and Puerto Mocho), west with the municipalities of Puerto
Colombia, Galapa and Tubará and south with the municipality of Soledad .
Public safety
In 2012, there were 349 homicides in Barranquilla, 22 more than in 2011, corresponding to an
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increase of 6.73%. In 2007there were 348 homicides against 391 in 2006 , ie a decrease of 11%.
In Colombia, in 2007 the homicide rate per 100 000 population from Barranquilla (22) is only
exceeded by those of Cali (57),Bucaramanga (32) and Medellín (30). Over the past six years (2002-
2007), however, the number of homicides has been declining, the lowest appearing in 2007, with a
peak of 483 killings in 2003 . The thugs (42.24%), fights (31.61%) and robbery (14.94%) are the
main types of homicide in the city. Historically, the days when most homicides occur are Saturday
and Sunday, but in 2007 there was a uniform distribution (approximately 15%) on all days. The
weapons used in homicides are the fire (85.23%) and white (9.23%). Barranquilla and Cali in 2007
recorded the highest percentage of homicides involving firearms in Colombia. Most homicides are
concentrated in the center and south of the city. Another type of crime in Barranquilla also showed
a growth trend the past two years is theft: commercial entities (713 in 2007, 630 in 2006, mainly in
the north and center), residences (528 in 2007, 467 in 2006, mainly in the north), financial
institutions (20 in 2006, 21 in 2007, mainly in the north) and people (2,692 in 2007, 2,146 in 2006,
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mainly in center, north and south). The freight costs from 159 cases in 2006 to 127 in 2007.
The programs developed by the Atlantic Police to improve safety are: CAI Mobile Community,
Youth Civic Police, DARE and Make Peace. Citizen Support Network is made up of School Safety,
Security Fronts, the Road Information Community Networks, the Network of Informants and
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Cooperating Network and Communications Support and Reward Monday. As for community
management , we have implemented Apple Police Bike, which seeks to increase police presence
on the streets and neighborhoods. Apple Police Bike consists of 1 officer, 3 NCOs, 8 and 60
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auxiliary patrol graduates. in the city is operating the emergency telephone system of the
National Police, which through the toll free number 112, serves any situation emergency safety and
civil protection. In addition to the National Police, assist in the maintenance of public safety the Fire
Department, Civil Defense and Red Cross.
EDUCATION
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Education in the city is regulated by the Ministry of Education, District Mayor dependence. The
city offers the national education system free on primary and secondary levels. A higher level,
Barranquilla is known for being the largest regional university of the Caribbean Coast, or you can
access technical and technological training. Between 1960 and 1990, the city served as the student
population receiving unattended other regions of the coast and some of the rest of the country, who
could not pursue higher education studies in the absence of institutions in their places of origin. This

3. situation tends to decrease at the beginning of XXI century due to increased educational coverage
has been achieved in these regions.
Some of the personalities who have contributed to the educational development of the city have
been Manuel María Salgado, a pioneer of high school in Barranquilla, founder of the Instituto de
Barranquilla in 1849 , the educator German Karl Meisel, founder of the College Ribón in 1881 ,
which became Colegio de Barranquilla in 1908 (initially called Atlantic College and Industrial
College of Barranquilla then), at the request of then Governor José Francisco Insignares
Atlantic, Julio Enrique Blanco , founder of Universidad del Atlántico , Ramón Renowitzky, Secretary
of Education to mid-twentieth century, and the educator and translator Turkish Alberto Assa .
Educational Levels
According to the census conducted by DANE in 2005 , 66.5% of the population of 3 to 5 years
attend a formal educational setting, 89.2% of the population aged 6 to 10 years and 83.7 % of
population 11-17 years. 27.5% of the population living in Barranquilla, has reached the level of
basic primary and 35.7% secondary, 12.8% have reached the professional level and 1.4% had
undergone Specialization, Master or PhD. The resident population without any education is
6.2%. The 94.1% of the population aged 5 and over can read and write Barranquilla.
El distrito cuenta con 4 hospitales (General de Barranquilla, Nazareth, La Manga y Pediátrico), 6
unidades materno-infantiles, 19 centros de salud y 28 puestos de salud. En cada localidad de la
ciudad existe un centro o puesto de salud. Estas instituciones pueden prestar servicios de primer y
segundo nivel de atención, a excepción del Hospital Pediátrico, que presta servicios de tercer nivel
parcial.