Magdalena River
The delta of the Magdalena River
Origin	Colombian massif
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Colombia (100%)
Length	1,540 km (950 miles)

Map of the Magdalena River watershed.

The Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, running about 1,540 kilometres (950 miles) from South to North through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure, Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches. Magdalena River delta Photo #: STS073-760-32 Date: Oct. ... [[ == Headline text == This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Image File history File links Magdalena_watershed. ... Image File history File links Magdalena_watershed. ... River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park A river is a large natural waterway. ... The penitent Mary Magdalen, a much reproduced composition by Titian. ...

Its headwaters are in the South of the country, where the Andean subranges Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental separate, in Huila Department. The river then runs east of north in a great valley between the two cordilleras. It reaches the coastal plain at about nine degrees north, then runs east for about 100 kilometres, then north again, reaching the Caribbean Sea at the great city of Barranquilla in the zone known as Bocas de Ceniza. The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world. ... The Cordillera Central range is one of the three main ranges in the Andes Mountains that divides the south of Colombia. ... The Cordillera Oriental is one of three main mountain ranges that divides the Cordillera in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Neiva Governor Area 19,890 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   994,218 50 people/km² Adjective huilense Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean A Caribbean beach in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Magdalena River Basin

• Cesar River

The Cesar River is a river in northern Colombia. ...

Cities over the Magdalena River basin

From south to north:

• Girardot (Cundinamarca)
• Honda (Tolima)
• La Dorada (Caldas)
• Puerto Boyacá (Boyacá)
• Barrancabermeja (Santander)
• Puerto Triunfo (Antioquia)
• Santa Cruz de Mompox (Bolivar Department)
• Barranquilla (Atlántico)
• Neiva (Huila)

Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Most of Cundinamarca is in the Eastern Cordillera, just south of Boyacá, bordered by the Magdalena River on the west, reaching down into the Amazon River basin on the east, and bordering... Honda is a municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Ibagué Governor Area 23,562 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,312,972 204 people/km² Adjective tolimense Tolima is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Manizales Governor Area 7,291 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,170,187 160 people/km² Adjective Caldas is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Mayor Luís Eduardo Álvarez Acevedo Province Foundation Population  - Total (2006)     00,000 Temperature 0 C Altitude 0,000 Adjective Portoboyacense Puerto Boyacá is an important Colombian river-port town, on the Magdalena River. ... Motto: Capital Tunja Governor Jorge Eduardo Londoño Area 23,189 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,411,239 61 people/km² Adjective Boyaca (Spanish: Boyacá) is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost... Barrancabermeja from the Magdalena River Barrancabermeja is a city in Santander, Colombia, on the Magdalena River with 214,192[1] inhabitants. ... Motto: Capital Bucaramanga Governor Area 30,537 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,085,084 68 people/km² Adjective santandereano Santander is a department of Colombia. ... Puerto Triunfo is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... Mompox or Mompós, officially Santa Cruz de Mompox, is a municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department, which has preserved it’s colonial character. ... Bol var is a department of Colombia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Capital Barranquilla Governor Carlos Rodado Noriega Area 3,388 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,365,663 698 people/km² Adjective Atlanticense Atlantico (Spanish: Atlántico) is a department of Colombia. ... There is also Neiva in the city of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, see Neiva, Portugal Neiva is the Capital of Huila. ... Motto: Capital Neiva Governor Area 19,890 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   994,218 50 people/km² Adjective huilense Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. ...

Gallery

Magdalena river near Barranquilla Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1220 KB) View of Barranquilla from the Magdalena River File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Barranquilla Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Puerto Boyacá in middle Magdalena region Image File history File linksMetadata PBAerealView. ... Puerto Boyacá is an important Colombian river-port town, on the Magdalena River. ...

Barrancabermeja oil producer port Looking up towards Barrancabermeja, Colombia from the Magdalena River. ...