# Puerto Arica Municipality, Amazonas Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/puerto-arica/ Municipality · Amazonas Department # Puerto Arica Puerto Arica is a municipality of Colombia in Amazonas Department. It had an estimated **1,089 people** in 2025 on 13,767 km² (about 0.1 per km²). 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,089people (2025) - 13,767km² - 3mapped services - 103 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Puerto Arica? Puerto Arica had an estimated **1,089 people** in 2025 — 1.2% of Amazonas Department, 1115th of 1121 municipalities. There are 938 women for every 1,000 men (below the Amazonas Department figure of 949). Spread over 13,767 km², that is about **0.1 people per km²**, the least densely populated of 1121 municipalities. 33.5% of people are children under 15 and 7.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 23 across Amazonas Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 71 children and older people. 0–4 ****141** 5–9 ****119** 10–14 ****105** 15–19 ****92** 20–24 ****83** 25–29 ****71** 30–34 ****66** 35–39 ****66** 40–44 ****70** 45–49 ****69** 50–54 ****51** 55–59 ****37** 60–64 ****33** 65–69 ****35** 70–74 ****27** 75–79 ****13** 80–84 ****9** 85–89 ****2** 90–94 ****0** 95+ ****0** Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-col). ## Where is Puerto Arica? Puerto Arica lies in [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [El Encanto](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/el-encanto/), [La Chorrera](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/la-chorrera/), [La Pedrera](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/la-pedrera/), [Mirití - Paraná](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/miriti-parana/), [Puerto Santander](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/puerto-santander/) and [Tarapacá](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/tarapaca/). By area it is the 13th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 12.6% of [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/). The centre of Puerto Arica is about 797 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 288 km from Leticia, the main town of Amazonas Department. The centre point is at 1.9692° S, 71.2455° W. Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-col). ## Things to see in and around Puerto Arica OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Puerto Arica: 13 beachs; 1 nature reserve. - Parque Nacional Natural Cahuinarí · nature reserve - Isla Arana · beach - Isla Bellavista · beach - Isla Capor · beach - Isla Careiga · beach - Isla El Topulma · beach - Isla Fiora · beach - Isla Guaduja · beach - Isla Limon · beach - Isla Puente Pelado · beach - Isla Puncharia · beach - Isla Tacama · beach - Isla Trompetera · beach - Isla Tuari · beach Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Puerto Arica - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Bogota - CurrencyPeso (COP) - Country calling code+57 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport (LCR) · La Chorrera182 km - Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) · Leticia286 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:44, sunset around 17:45). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Puerto Arica Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Arica. Settlements here lie between about 90 m and 126 m above sea level (median 103 m). - Barranquilla - Caserio Puerto Pupu�a - Caserio Puerto Toro - Caserío Puerto Boyacá - Puerto Alfonso - Puerto Arica - Puerto Boyacá - Puerto Carlos - Puerto López - Puerto Pupuña - Puerto Tolima - Puerto Toro - Pupuña - Retiro - San Salvador - Tacna - Tolima B Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Puerto Arica Named natural and historic features inside Puerto Arica, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Brazuelo de Boa - Quebrada Bellavista - Quebrada Chonta Pacha - Quebrada Pavemei - Río Cahuinarí - Río Pupuña - Río Quebradón - Río Trompetera - Río Yuría - Río de la Cruz ### Coast and islands 8 islands. - Isla Bella Flor - Isla Bella Flor o Tres Esquinas - Isla Camaleón - Isla El Totumo - Isla Gamitana - Isla Pupuña - Isla Tabatinga - Isla de Boa ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 harbour. - Puerto Arica Airport - Puerto Toro Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Puerto Arica and the best time to visit In Puerto Arica, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 2,726 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (299 mm) and the driest Aug (137 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 285 Feb 26 246 Mar 26 299 Apr 25 275 May 25 246 Jun 25 193 Jul 25 162 Aug 25 137 Sep 26 164 Oct 26 228 Nov 26 229 Dec 26 263 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puerto Arica Need Nearest mapped Distance School Centro Educativo Comunit Sto Domingo Savio · Puerto Arica 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.00300&mlon=-71.14200#map=17/-2.00300/-71.14200) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Puerto Arica Places mapped inside Puerto Arica in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 - Restaurants2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other municipalities in Amazonas Department - El Encanto - La Chorrera - La Pedrera - La Victoria - Leticia - Mirití - Paraná - Puerto Alegría - Puerto Nariño - Puerto Santander - Tarapacá ## Quick answers - Where is Puerto Arica?In Amazonas Department, Colombia - What is the population of Puerto Arica?1,089 (2025 estimate) - What is the median age in Puerto Arica?About 25 years (2025 estimate) - What is the population density of Puerto Arica?About 0.1 people per km² - What borders Puerto Arica?El Encanto, La Chorrera, La Pedrera, Mirití - Paraná, Puerto Santander and Tarapacá - What is there to see in Puerto Arica?Isla Arana, Isla Bellavista, Isla Capor, Isla Careiga - What time zone is Puerto Arica in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puerto Arica?Peso (COP) - What language is spoken in Puerto Arica?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puerto Arica?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puerto Arica?Settlements lie between 90 m and 126 m - What is the P-code of Puerto Arica?CO91536 (OCHA common operational dataset)