El Banco Postal Codes: 473040 to 473049 | Magdalena

Key Facts

El Banco is a municipality located in the Magdalena Department of northern Colombia, positioned along the eastern bank of the Magdalena River where it forms the border with the Cesar Department. Situated approximately 300 kilometers southeast of the departmental capital Santa Marta, this riverine municipality occupies a strategic position in the Magdalena Medio subregion. With an estimated population of around 60,000 people spread across its 816 square kilometers of territory, El Banco serves as an important commercial and transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas. The municipality is administratively divided into multiple corregimientos (townships) and veredas (rural districts) that extend across its varied landscape of floodplains, wetlands, and agricultural lands. Historically significant as one of the oldest settlements in the region, El Banco maintains its economic focus on agriculture, fishing, and commerce facilitated by its river port. For those seeking detailed location information, postal codes and addressing data are available for all of El Banco's constituent subdivisions through regional administrative services.

Neighboring Regions

• Altos del Rosario
• San Martín de Loba
• Barranco de Loba
• San Fernando
• Guamal
• San Sebastián
• Pijiño del Carmen
• Santa Ana