improve municipal water works, sewage system and slaughterhouse
services.
Because of its importance in the sector of national economy,
the municipality of Barranquilla passed to the category of Special Industrial
District and Port in 1993. Barranquilla is a major industrial centre and its
economic activity is dynamic, concentrated mainly in industry, commerce,
finance, services and fishing. Among the industrial products arevegetable fats and oils, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, industrial footwear, dairy
products, meats, beverages, soap, building materials, furniture, plastics,
cement, metalworking parts, garments clothing, buses and boats, and petroleum
products. Its port is also the hub for cotton from the rural areas, coffee and
petroleum, apart from the diversified industrial products manufactured in the
city.
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