Barranquilla

Local Zones of Peace: General Survey and Map.
 
                                                  Barranquilla                                                               
Official Title: Consejo Departamental de Paz.
Departamento: Atlantico
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Population: c1,695,000 [c1,112,000 in city itself – fourth largest in Colombia]
Location: Capital of Atlantico in NE of departamento on Rio Magdalena
Ethnic mix: As Colombia’s main Caribbean port, much immigration from Europe during two World Wars and from Middle East & Asia subsequently  
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Arrangements with L.A.A.s: A report from the Universidad del Norte in 2007 claimed that there were no armed groups in the municipio.
 
 
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