Caribbean Region of Colombia - Demographics

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of the Caribbean region of Colombia

The predominant ethnic group in the region is the mestizo, a mixture of white people of European descent, mainly Spanish, the indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian. During the early 20th century, a wave of immigrants came from Europe and the Middle East, mostly from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. A second wave followed during World War II. Most of the immigrants settled in the main urban centers or trade port towns such as in Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Cartagena, Sincelejo, Santa Cruz de Mompox, El Banco, etc. The two most populous indigenous ethnic groups are the wayuu in the Guajira Peninsula and the Arhuacos, Koguis and Arsarios. Black population is mostly concentrated near Cartagena predominantly in the town of San Basilio de Palenque, which was proclaimed Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO for preserving its African heritage.

There are 9,746,886 inhabitants in the Colombian Caribbean Region of Colombia in 2010, with a population density of 73.71 inhabitants per square kilometer. According with Dane population projection there will be 10,441,463 in 2015 and 11,142,852 in 2020.

The principal metropolitan area is Barranquilla Metropolitan Area with 1,836,331 inhabitants.

#	Departamento	Población (hab.)	Capital
1	Atlántico	2'314.447	Barranquilla
2	Bolívar	1'979.781	Cartagena de Indias
3	Cesar Department	966.420	Valledupar
4	Córdoba	1'582.187	Montería
5	La Guajira Department	818.695	Riohacha
6	Magdalena	1'201.386	Santa Marta
7	San Andrés y Providencia	73.320	San Andrés
8	Sucre	810.650	Sincelejo
	Caribbean Region (Colombia)	9'750.364