CARTAGENA Y BOLÍVAR
KNOWING THE TERRITORY
Cada uno de los 26.000 kilómetros cuadrados del departamento de Bolívar representa una oportunidad. Así lo sustentan los nuevos inversionistas nacionales e internacionales que ven cada vez más en esta privilegiada zona del norte de Colombia un territorio para invertir y expandir sus redes de negocios. Junto a su capital, Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar se ha consolidado como unos de los principales polos de desarrollo del Caribe colombiano, aquí te mostramos los principales datos geográficos, demográficos y económicos de nuestra región.
CARTAGENA DE INDIAS
Official name
Cartagena de Indias
Area
653.7 km2 (2.5% of the department of Bolivar)
Official language
Spanish
Currency
Colombian Peso COP$
Population (2015)
1,001,755 habitants
Density (2015)
1,532 people per Km2
Clima Temperatura promedio
Tropical Savanna Climate 28°C – 34°C
Unemployment Rate (2015)
8.7%
Inflation (2015)
7.4%
Founded on June 1st, 1533 and declaredWorld Heritage Site by UNESCO, Cartagena de Indias is strategically located on the Caribbean Sea and in the center of the American continent. It’s Colombia’s only industrial city with a world-class port, the country’s main platform for foreign trade and the first tourist, holiday, and business local destination.
Cartagena’s port infrastructure, the fourth most important in Latin America, is the safest, most efficient and modern in the country. Its excellent geographical advantages include a large and safe bay, ideal for port development, the best air connectivity in the region, and optimal land routes that are efficiently connected with the northern and central regions of Colombia.
Considered as the ideal hub for business, Cartagena’s world-class ports and growing industrial sector make it a unique place, a superb destination for investment and provider of countless benefits and opportunities for entrepreneurs from all over the world.
We are a key destination for modern investors who are not only seeking for competitive business advantages, but also demand quality of life for them and their staff.
BOLIVAR
Official name
Bolívar
Area
25,978 km2 (2.3% of the national territory)
Official language
Spanish
Currency
Colombian Peso COP$
Population (2015)
2,097,161 habitants
Density (2015)
81 people per Km2
2016 GDP (final)
COP$11.792 Billions
USD$36.003 Billions
Business Fabric
31 677
Inflation (2015)
7.4%
GDP Growth
11.4%
Participation in national GDP (2016)
4.2%
GDP Per Capita
USD $5,557
COP $16,966,893 millions
Exchange Rate COP/USD
COP $3,053* = USD $1. *TRM 2016
Clima Temperatura promedio
Tropical Savanna Climate 28°C – 34°C
Exports (2016)
US $2,385 millions
Imports (2016)
US $2,477 millions
Bolivar, located in the north of the country, is one of the eight departments in the Colombian Caribbean. It borders to the north with the Caribbean Sea, to the east with the departments of Atlántico, Cesar, and Santander; to the south with the department of Antioquia, and to the west with the departments of Sucre, Cordoba, and Antioquia.
In addition, the department is crossed by the Magdalena River, the main waterway of Colombia, from south to north and connects to the bay of Cartagena through the Canal del Dique, articulating a strategic logistics corridor through which 85% of the interior of the country inbound and outbound cargo flows. Furthermore, it also has 1,455,000 hectares of arable land to support the large agro-industrial potential of the region.
Bolívar, is the largest department in the Caribbean region. Its area of 25,978 km2, represents 2.3% of the national territory. Its 46 municipalities, including its capital city, Cartagena, are divided into six (6) Zones of Economic and Social Development -ZODES, in Spanish- and duly organized based on their geographical and productive conditions, these are:
Includes Cartagena de Indias, capital of the department. This area is characterized by the influence of the Canal del Dique over its natural resources and economic activities, which means an enormous marine and aquaculture potential. This zone is crossed by the main roads of the Colombian Caribbean region.
Region with fertile soils, agro-industrial, livestock, forestry, and handcrafting traditions.
A region with a broad range of natural resources and biodiversity, agricultural tradition, and aquaculture potential.
A region located in the east-central part of the department, with excellent soils for livestock activities and a valuable handcrafting tradition, great potential in tourism, gold forging, and woodwork.
A region with both an agricultural and mining tradition, and great potential to develop gold mining and agro-industrial projects.
This region is rich in natural resources and biodiversity. Its potential as an agro-exporter and gold-mining region is based on its agricultural and mining traditions.