Puerto Berrío

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Puerto Berrío is a river port town in the Antioquia Department of Colombia, historically important as a transportation and commercial hub in the Magdalena River valley.

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Label Occurrences
Puerto Berrío canonical 5
Puerto Berrío Municipality 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeDivisionType municipality of Colombia
belongsTo Republic of Colombia
linked to: Colombia
borderedBy municipalities of Antioquia Department
municipalities of Santander Department (across river)
capitalOf Puerto Berrío Municipality
linked to: Puerto Berrío
climate tropical rainforest climate
continent South America
coordinateLocation approx. 6.49°N 74.40°W
country Colombia
countrySubdivision Andean Region of Colombia
demographics population in tens of thousands
distanceFromMedellín approx. 200 km by road
economy agriculture in surrounding areas
cattle ranching in surrounding areas
river transport services
trade and commerce
elevationAboveSeaLevel approx. 125 metres
geography lowland riverine plains
hasMunicipalGovernment Mayor of Puerto Berrío
hasNearbyEconomicActivity oil and energy sector in Magdalena Medio
hasPortFunction cargo transport
passenger transport
hasPostalCode 053430 (municipal code often used)
hasPublicInfrastructure river port facilities
riverfront docks
hasRailConnection Antioquia Railway (historically)
hasReligiousMajority Roman Catholicism
hasRuralArea surrounding rural corregimientos and veredas
hasTransportInfrastructure highway connection
railway junction
river port
hasUrbanArea Puerto Berrío urban center
historicalSignificance commercial hub in Magdalena River valley
transportation hub in Magdalena River valley
locatedEastOf Medellín
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Antioquia Department
Magdalena Medio Antioquia subregion
locatedInGeographicalRegion Middle Magdalena region
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Magdalena River
locatedOnTransportRoute Magdalena River waterway
linked to: Magdalena River
namedAfter President Pedro Justo Berrío
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Magdalena River valley
regionallyImportantFor connection between Antioquia and Caribbean region via Magdalena River
roadConnection Ruta Nacional 45 (Colombia)
timeZone UTC−05:00

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Magdalena River passesNear Puerto Berrío
Magdalena Medio Antioquia hasMainCity Puerto Berrío
Magdalena Medio region hasCity Puerto Berrío
Puerto Berrío capitalOf Puerto Berrío Municipality
linked to: Puerto Berrío