Magdalena
River
The delta of the Magdalena River
Country	Colombia
Cities	Neiva, Girardot, Honda, La Dorada, Puerto Triunfo, Puerto Boyacá, Barrancabermeja, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Barranquilla
Source	Colombian Massif
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
- location	Baranquilla, Colombia
Length	1,540 km (957 mi)
Map of the Magdalena River watershed

The Magdalena River (Spanish: Río Magdalena) is the principal river of Colombia, running about 1,540 kilometres (950 miles) from South to North through the western half of the country. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. For the Portuguese municipality see Neiva Portugal. For the Neiva Trout or Neiva char, see Salvelinus neiva. Girardot is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Honda is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. La Dorada is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. Puerto Triunfo is a municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Barrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. For Mompox the Paraguayan peasant leader see Revolt of the Comuneros. Barranquilla, an industrial portuary and special district is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. Colombian Massif (from the Spanish Macizo Colombiano) also known colloquially as Nudo de Almaguer ( Node of Almaguer) refers to a group of mountains in south Barranquilla, an industrial portuary and special district is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. It takes its name from the biblical figure, Mary Magdalene. Saint Mary Magdalen or Mary Magdalene is described both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted It is navigable through much of its lower reaches. It flows through the Magdalena River Valley. The Magdalena River Valley (El Valle del Río Magdalena is a Valley in Colombia located within the Colombian Andes mountain ranges

Its headwaters are in the South of the country, where the Andean subranges Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental separate, in Huila Department. The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. See also Geography of Colombia The Cordillera Central range is one of the three branches of ridges in the Andes Mountains that split in southern The Cordillera Oriental is one of three main mountain ranges that divides the Cordillera in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. The river then runs east of north in a great valley between the two cordilleras. It reaches the coastal plain at about nine degrees north, then runs east for about 100 kilometres, then north again, reaching the Caribbean Sea at the city of Barranquilla in the zone known as Bocas de Ceniza. For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere Barranquilla, an industrial portuary and special district is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea.

Magdalena River Basin

• Cesar River
• Cauca River

Fauna

• List of fishes in the Magdalena river

Gallery

Honda city upon Magdalena River

Puerto Boyacá port in middle Magdalena region

Barrancabermeja oil producer port

Magdalena river near Barranquilla