The density of  inhabitents in Barranquilla is 1,508.52/sq km  (3,907.0/sq mi) .  The city area code is +56 2 . Barranquilla is at an elevation of 7 ft . The population of the metro region is 8,653,521 , 8,917,749 (Extended UA) . The lowest elevation of Barranquilla is 1,240 ft . The Barranquilla city highest elevation is 324 m (1,063 ft) . The province of the city Barranquilla is Guayas . 6,600/km 2  (17,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the metro region of Barranquilla . Barranquilla is named for Miami-Illinois:  shikaakwa  ,  (wild onion or wild garlic) . On 1 October 1984 the city was incorporated . The city is 234.14 sq mi (606 sq km ) in area . 36°45′14″N 3°3′32″E﻿ / ﻿36.75389°N 3.05889°E are the coordinates of the city. . The city has the postal code 8320000 . The demonym of the city Barranquilla is Recifense . Barranquilla is the government of Municipality of Quito . The city water area is 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km 2 ) . 14,100/km 2  (37,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Barranquilla . The mayor of Barranquilla is Pedrito Tomas Pereira Caballero . 227.70 km 2  (87.92 sq mi) is the area of the urban region of Barranquilla
Soham El Wardini (2018) (BSS/PS) is well known person in the city Barranquilla