Sabanalarga (, Spanish for Large Plains) is a municipality in the Atlántico Department, Colombia. Founded in 1620 by Lucas Dionisio Tesillo y Diego and Marceliano de Jesús Almanza. Became a municipality in 1680. Geography Sabanalarga is located in the middle of the Atlántico Department, Sabanalarga is surrounded to the North by the municipalities of Usiacurí, Baranoa and Polonuevo; to the East by the municipality of Ponedera; to the South by the municipalities of Candelaria and Manatí; to the Southwest with the municipality of Repelón and to the West with the municipalities of Luruaco and Piojó. Notable people Juana de J. Sarmiento (1899-1979), politician, activist Mauro Manotas (1995-) Football player for Tijuana References External links Sabanalarga official website Gobernacion del Atlantico - Sabanalarga Municipalities of Atlántico Department 1620 establishments in the Spanish Empire