The demonym of the city Barranquilla is Recifense .  The city area code is +56 2 . The city water area is 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km 2 ) . 36°45′14″N 3°3′32″E﻿ / ﻿36.75389°N 3.05889°E are the coordinates of the city. . Barranquilla is at an elevation of 2 m . The area of the urban region is 227.70 km 2  (87.92 sq mi) . Barranquilla is the government of Municipality of Quito . The Barranquilla citys' lowest elevation is 1,240 ft . 1,508.52/sq km  (3,907.0/sq mi) is the density of residents in Barranquilla . 234.14 sq mi (606 sq km ) is the area of the city namedBarranquilla . The city Barranquilla province is Guayas . On 1 October 1984 the city was incorporated . 14,100/km 2  (37,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Barranquilla . 8,653,521 , 8,917,749 (Extended UA) is the population of the metro region of Barranquilla . The mayor of Barranquilla is Pedrito Tomas Pereira Caballero . The postal code of the city is 8320000 . 6,600/km 2  (17,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the metro region of Barranquilla . The Barranquilla city highest elevation is 324 m (1,063 ft) . Barranquilla is named for Miami-Illinois:  shikaakwa  ,  (wild onion or wild garlic)
Highest point is -52 m above the lowest point of this city