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Turbana, Bolívar

Coordinates: 10°17′N 75°27′W / 10.283°N 75.450°W / 10.283; -75.450
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Turbana
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Turbana, Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Turbana, Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 10°17′N 75°27′W / 10.283°N 75.450°W / 10.283; -75.450
Country Colombia
DepartmentBolívar
SubregionDique bolivarense
Founded17 July 1894
Government
 • MayorSenen Cantillo Paternina
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town
148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town
72,168
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
66,913
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Turbana is a municipality in the Bolívar department in Colombia. Most of the people living here depend on agriculture and cattle raising for their main income. There is no sewer system or dump and waste is disposed of in streams and roadways. The temperature averages from 27 to 30 °C (81 to 86 °F). Turbana borders Turbaco and Cartagena in the north, Arjona in the south and Arjona and Turbaco in the east.

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