Bahía Solano

Bahía Solano is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Bahia, as it is locally known, is an economic and tourist center of coastal Choco. The municipal head is Ciudad Mutis.

Bahía Solano
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Bahía Solano in the Choco Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Chocó Department
Government
• Mayor	Ulmer Mosquera Gutiérrez
Area
• Municipality and town	1,667 km2 (644 sq mi)
Elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Population
• Urban	9.400 (2,017)[1]
	Afro-Colombians, Embera Indians, Paisas
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	www.bahiasolano-choco.gov.co

Bahia is home to José Celestino Mutis Airport as well as seaport, and along with daily flights to and from Medellin, Quibdo, Cali, and Bogota, there are bi-weekly ships that take passengers and cargo from Bahia to the port of Buenaventura. The region around Bahia Solano is home to scuba diving and sport fishing opportunities, providing a plethora of marine activities to the traveller. 18 km away from Bahia Solano, is the beach town of El Valle, Choco, which is the closest community to Ensenada de Utria National Park, located only 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) down the beach.