On 1 October 1984 the city was incorporated . 227.70 km 2  (87.92 sq mi) is the area of the urban region of Barranquilla . The Barranquilla city highest elevation is 324 m (1,063 ft) . The province of the city Barranquilla is Guayas . The city has the postal code 8320000 . Pedrito Tomas Pereira Caballero is the mayor of Barranquilla . +56 2 is the area code of Barranquilla . The Barranquilla citys' lowest elevation is 1,240 ft . The city water area is 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km 2 ) . Barranquilla is named for Miami-Illinois:  shikaakwa  ,  (wild onion or wild garlic) . Barranquilla is at an elevation of 2 m . The city is 234.14 sq mi (606 sq km ) in area . The density of  residents in  the metro region of Barranquilla is 6,600/km 2  (17,000/sq mi) . The population of the metro region is 8,653,521 , 8,917,749 (Extended UA) . Barranquilla is the government of Municipality of Quito . The demonym of the city Barranquilla is Recifense . The coordinates of the city are 36°45′14″N 3°3′32″E﻿ / ﻿36.75389°N 3.05889°E . The density of  inhabitents in  the urban region of Barranquilla is 14,100/km 2  (37,000/sq mi) . 1,508.52/sq km  (3,907.0/sq mi) is the density of residents in Barranquilla
There are less than 1568 residents per sq km in Barranquilla