The city land area is 47.35 sq mi (122.63 km 2 ) . +55 (41) is the area code of Barranquilla . The density of  residents in Barranquilla is 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) . The coordinates of the city are 8°50′18″S 13°14′4″E﻿ / ﻿8.83833°S 13.23444°E . On December 23, 1814 (village) the city was incorporated . Barranquilla is located in Brazil . The metro region has Population: 12,491,300 (2016) population . Barranquilla is at an elevation of 200 m . Barranquilla is named for Quitu . 8,600/km 2  (22,000/sq mi) is the density of residents in  the urban region of Barranquilla . The population of the urban region is 2,658,355 . The density of  residents in  the metro region of Barranquilla is 6,600/km 2  (17,000/sq mi) . The city Barranquilla demonym is Alexandrian, Alexandrine (Arabic: إسكندراني‎) . Tang Liangzhi is the mayor of Barranquilla . The province of the city Barranquilla is Davao del Sur  (geographically only) . Barranquilla is the government of National Park Service . The Barranquilla citys' lowest elevation is 1,750 m . The postal code of the city is 16000 . The city water area is 6.80 sq mi (17.62 sq km )  3.0% . The Barranquilla city highest elevation is 91 m (299 ft)
The peak of the city is at 5,740 ft 