3,039,444 is the population of the urban region of Barranquilla . The mayor of Barranquilla is Kwon Young-jin , (Liberty Korea) . The city Barranquilla demonym is Tbilisian , Tbilisite . The postal code of the city is 8320000 . This city is named after Miami-Illinois:  shikaakwa  ,  (wild onion or wild garlic) . The area of the city is 6.07 sq mi (15.73 km 2 ) . The coordinates of the city are 00°14′S 78°31′W﻿ / ﻿0.233°S 78.517°W . Population (2015): 2,500,000 is the population of the metro region of Barranquilla . The density of  residents in  the metro region of Barranquilla is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . The density of  people in Barranquilla is 1,100/km 2  (2,800/sq mi) . On February 17, 1909 the city was incorporated . Barranquilla is the government of Ministry of Culture . Barranquilla is located in South Africa . The city Barranquilla province is Alborz . The city land area is 840 km 2  (325 sq mi) . The highest elevation of Barranquilla is 5,364 m (17,598 ft) . Barranquilla is at an elevation of 387 ft . The water area of the city is 430 km 2  (165 sq mi)  33% .  The city area code is +56 2 . The Barranquilla citys' lowest elevation is 5,740 ft 
The day to day governing of the city is supervised by Kwon Young-jin , (Liberty Korea)