Campo de la Cruz

Campo de la Cruz Real de la Cruz
Municipality and town
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Campo de la Cruz in the Atlántico Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 10°22′40″N 74°52′53″W / 10.37778°N 74.88139°W / 10.37778; -74.88139Coordinates: 10°22′40″N 74°52′53″W / 10.37778°N 74.88139°W / 10.37778; -74.88139
Country	Colombia
Department	Atlántico Department
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Alberto Gutierrez Cotes (Citizens' Convergence)[1]
Area
• Land	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,834
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Campo de la Cruz (Spanish for "field [or countryside] of the cross") is a municipality and a town in the Colombian department of Atlántico. It is the fifth most populated town in the Department and is situated on the west bank of the Magdalena river and at the southern part of the Department of Atlántico. By road, Campo de la Cruz is located 80 km to the south of Barranquilla. Originally a fishing village, it was formally founded in the 17th century during the colonial period as 'Puerto Real de la Cruz'. With the final of the Spanish empire the name was changed to the current denomination of Campo de la Cruz. During the colonial time and the early republican period it was a small but still important fluvial port.

References

External links

• (Spanish) Campo de la Cruz official website
• (Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Campo de la Cruz

Municipalities in the Atlántico Department
Baranoa Barranquilla Campo de la Cruz Candelaria Galapa Juan de Acosta Luruaco Malambo Manatí Palmar de Varela Piojó Polonuevo Ponedera Puerto Colombia Repelón Sabanagrande Sabanalarga Santa Lucía Santo Tomás Soledad Suán Tubará Usiacurí