Santa Ana is a town and municipality of the

Magdalena Department Magdalena () is a Departments of Colombia, department of Colombia, located in the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea, with more than 1.3 million people. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Mag ...

in northern

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

. Founded in 1751 by José Fernando de Mier y Guerra with the name of Santa Ana de Buena Vista. In 1918 was established as a municipality.

Politics

Administrative divisions

;Corregimientos *Barro Blanco *San Fernando *Jaraba *Santa Rosa

References

External links

Santa Ana official website

Gobernacion del Magdalena - Corregimientos; Santa Ana
Municipalities of Magdalena Department Populated places established in 1751 1750s establishments in the Viceroyalty of New Granada 1751 establishments in South America {{Magdalena-geo-stub