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Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca

Buenaventura
Municipality and city
Flag of Buenaventura
Official seal of Buenaventura
Nickname: 
El Puerto (the Port)
Location of the municipality and town of Buenaventura, Colombia in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Buenaventura, Colombia in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Buenaventura is located in Valle del Cauca Department
Buenaventura
Buenaventura
Location in Colombia
Buenaventura is located in Colombia
Buenaventura
Buenaventura
Buenaventura (Colombia)
Coordinates: 3°52′38″N 77°1′36″W / 3.87722°N 77.02667°W / 3.87722; -77.02667
Country Colombia
DepartmentValle del Cauca Department
RegionPacific Region of Colombia
Regional DistrictSpecial economic zone district
Foundation14 July 1540
Founded byJuan Ladrillero by order from Pascual de Andagoya
Government
 • MayorLigia del Carmen Córdoba Martínez
 • City Council
Area
 • Municipality and city
6,292 km2 (2,429 sq mi)
 • Urban
33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Highest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 estimate)[1]
 • Municipality and city
311,827
 • RankRanked 19th
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Urban
238,648
 • Urban density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Porteño, Bonaverense
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code224
Websitewww.buenaventura.gov.co

Buenaventura is a coastal seaport city located in the Pacific Region of the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura (Spanish for "good adventure") is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean.[2]

As of the 2018 census, Buenaventura has a population of 235,064.[3] Most of the urban development takes place on Cascajal Island, while the majority of the city's land is rural with scattered, small villages. It is served by the Gerardo Tobar López Airport.

The city is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network after it was named a "City of Gastronomy" in 2017.[4]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Buenaventura municipality
  2. ^ Kraul, Chris (21 September 2009). "Colombian crackdown appears to be paying off". Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via LA Times.
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Buenaventura municipality with localities
  4. ^ Kugel, Seth (9 July 2018). "Once Colombia's 'Deadliest City,' Buenaventura Is Coming Back". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

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