# Turbaco

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Turbaco
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Turbaco.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbaco
> Source revision: 1345576656
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Municipality and town in Bolívar Department, Colombia

Municipality and town in Bolívar Department, Colombia

Turbaco Municipality and town Turbaco Plaza, Church of Santa Catalina Flag Nickname: Los Tira Piedra Location of the municipality and town of Turbaco in the Bolívar Department of Colombia Turbaco Location in Colombia Coordinates: 10°19′N 75°26′W / 10.317°N 75.433°W / 10.317; -75.433 Country Colombia Department Bolívar Department Government • Mayor Guillermo Torres[1] Area • Municipality and town 202 km2 (78 sq mi) • Urban 13.92 km2 (5.37 sq mi) Elevation 128 m (420 ft) Population (2018 census)[2] • Municipality and town 105,166 • Density 521/km2 (1,350/sq mi) • Urban 97,294 • Urban density 6,990/km2 (18,100/sq mi) Demonym Turbaquero Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) Area code 57 + 5 Website Official website (in Spanish)

**Turbaco** is a [municipality](/source/Municipality) in the [Bolívar Department](/source/Bol%C3%ADvar_Department) of [Colombia](/source/Colombia). It is located about 20 km southeast of [Cartagena de Indias](/source/Cartagena_de_Indias) and is one of [Bolívar](/source/Bol%C3%ADvar_Department)'s most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" (Bulls' feast) in December to celebrate the new year.[3]

[Juan de la Cosa](/source/Juan_de_la_Cosa) was mortally wounded here in 1510, before [Pedro de Heredia](/source/Pedro_de_Heredia) subjugated the area in 1533.[4][5]

[Antonio López de Santa Anna](/source/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez_de_Santa_Anna) spent some of his years in exile here, 1850–1853 and 1855–1857.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Yesterday, he sang for guerrillas. Today, he's one town's mayor"](https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2020/0122/Yesterday-he-sang-for-guerrillas.-Today-he-s-one-town-s-mayor). *The Christian Science Monitor*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Citypopulation.de](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/bolivar/13836__turbaco/) Population of Turbaco municipality with localities

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Corralejas: ¿fiesta o barbarie?"](https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/corralejas-fiesta-barbarie/414424-3). *Corralejas ¿fiesta o barbarie?*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Parry_4-0)** Parry, John; Keith, Robert (1984). *New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century, Vol. II*. New York: Times Books. p. 454,479–485. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780812910704](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780812910704).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Floyd_5-0)** Floyd, Troy (1973). *The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526*. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49, 89, 95, 135.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Lemaitre_6-0)** Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). *A Brief History of Cartagena*. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. p. 13,75. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789586380928](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789586380928).

v t e Municipalities in the Bolívar Department Achí Altos del Rosario Arenal del Sur Arjona Arroyohondo Barranco de Loba Calamar Cantagallo El Carmen de Bolívar Cartagena Cicuco Clemencia Córdoba El Guamo Hatillo de Loba Magangué Mahates Margarita María La Baja Santa Cruz de Mompox Montecristo Morales Norosí El Peñón Pinillos Regidor Río Viejo San Cristóbal San Estanislao San Fernando San Jacinto San Jacinto del Cauca San Juan Nepomuceno San Martín de Loba San Pablo Santa Catalina Santa Rosa Simití Soplaviento Talaigua Nuevo Tiquisio Turbaco Turbaná Villanueva Zambrano Santa Rosa del Sur

Authority control databases International VIAF Other Yale LUX

[10°21′N 75°20′W / 10.350°N 75.333°W / 10.350; -75.333](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Turbaco&params=10_21_N_75_20_W_region:CO_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki)

This Colombia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Colombia-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3AColombia-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Colombia-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Turbaco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbaco) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbaco?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.