Atlántico is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River. Despite being the third smallest in the country, the department is among the most densely populated, with a population of 2,535,517. The department's capital and most-populous city is Barranquilla with a population of 1,327,209. Soledad and Malambo are also significant population centers within Atlántico, constituting integral parts of the Barranquilla metropolitan area.

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Education

Higher education

The University of Atlántico, with 22,790 students in 2021, stands as the largest higher education institution by student population in the department. In September 2023, the University of the Coast was ranked second among the top universities in the country, while the University of the North ranked fifteenth.

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