The land area of the city is 840 km 2  (325 sq mi) . The city has the postal code 8320000 . The density of  residents in  the metro region of Barranquilla is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . 00°14′S 78°31′W﻿ / ﻿0.233°S 78.517°W are the coordinates of the city. . The province of the city Barranquilla is Alborz . The mayor of Barranquilla is Kwon Young-jin , (Liberty Korea) . The highest elevation of Barranquilla is 5,364 m (17,598 ft) . Barranquilla is the government of Ministry of Culture . The city water area is 430 km 2  (165 sq mi)  33% . The Barranquilla citys' lowest elevation is 1,750 m . The demonym of the city Barranquilla is Tbilisian , Tbilisite . Barranquilla is located in South Africa .  The city area code is +56 2 . The area of the city is 6.07 sq mi (15.73 km 2 ) . Population (2015): 2,500,000 is the population of the metro region of Barranquilla . The city was incorporated in February 17, 1909 . 1,100/km 2  (2,800/sq mi) is the density of residents in Barranquilla . Barranquilla is at an elevation of 387 ft . This city is named after Miami-Illinois:  shikaakwa  ,  (wild onion or wild garlic) . The population of the urban region is 3,039,444
Less than 962 km 2 area of the city Barranquilla is land