# Puerto Santander Municipality, Amazonas Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/puerto-santander/ Municipality · Amazonas Department # Puerto Santander Puerto Santander is a municipality of Colombia in Amazonas Department. It had an estimated **1,849 people** in 2025 on 14,724 km² (about 0.1 per km²). 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,849people (2025) - 14,724km² - 3mapped services - 160 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Puerto Santander? Puerto Santander had an estimated **1,849 people** in 2025 — 2.1% of Amazonas Department, 1097th of 1121 municipalities. There are 916 women for every 1,000 men (below the Amazonas Department figure of 949). Spread over 14,724 km², that is about **0.1 people per km²**, 1117th of 1121 municipalities. 38.7% of people are children under 15 and 6.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 20 years (it is 23 across Amazonas Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people. 0–4 ****222** 5–9 ****239** 10–14 ****254** 15–19 ****207** 20–24 ****146** 25–29 ****112** 30–34 ****100** 35–39 ****97** 40–44 ****95** 45–49 ****90** 50–54 ****67** 55–59 ****47** 60–64 ****50** 65–69 ****50** 70–74 ****34** 75–79 ****15** 80–84 ****13** 85–89 ****10** 90–94 ****1** 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 Santander? Puerto Santander lies in [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [La Chorrera](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/la-chorrera/), [Mirití - Paraná](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/miriti-parana/), [Puerto Arica](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/puerto-arica/) and [Solano](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/caqueta/solano/). By area it is the 11th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 13.5% of [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/). The centre of Puerto Santander is about 666 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 429 km from Leticia, the main town of Amazonas Department. The centre point is at 1.0768° S, 72.1854° 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 Santander OpenStreetMap lists 8 named sights in Puerto Santander: 8 beachs. - Isla Culebra · beach - Isla Del Sol · beach - Isla Del Tigre · beach - Isla Las Mirañas · beach - Isla Las Palmas · beach - Isla Las Palmas · beach - Isla Solarte · beach - Isla Yarumal · 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 Santander - 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 Chorrera80 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:38) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:46, sunset around 17:50). 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 Santander Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Santander. Settlements here lie between about 87 m and 285 m above sea level (median 160 m). - Angostura - Ararac - Bocas de Cahuinarí - Bárbara - Caserío San Francisco - Chanaumes - Equireyes - Fitata - Gavilanes - Los Patricio - Menaje - Mequeranio - Morelia - Paloquemao - Pamar - Pamá - Patio Bonito - Providencia - Puerto Macedo - Puerto Santander - Sabana - San Francisco - San Isidro Monochoa - Santa Catalina - Tolima - Tolima A - Valderrama - Vereda Guayabal - Vereda Morelia - Vereda Tolima A - Villa Azul 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 Santander Named natural and historic features inside Puerto Santander, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 20 rivers and streams. - Caño Agua Negra - Caño Fiduché - Caño Ñame - Quebrada Aduche - Quebrada Aguazul - Quebrada Arco Iris - Quebrada Bacaduché - Quebrada Bantoconché - Quebrada El Arroz - Quebrada Fica - Quebrada La Culebra - Quebrada La Maceira - Quebrada Monochoa - Quebrada Monochoa - Quebrada Quinché - Quebrada Saho - Quebrada Silla - Río Calli - Río Emoes - Río Pamá ### Coast and islands 10 islands. - Isla Clemencia - Isla Las Mirañas - Isla Las Palmas - Isla Mariñame - Isla Morrocoy - Isla Sumaeta - Isla Yarumal - Isla del Tigre - Isla del Yarí - Tres Islas ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Pamar East 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 Santander and the best time to visit In Puerto Santander, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 2,744 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (297 mm) and the driest Aug (167 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 25 235 Feb 26 220 Mar 25 297 Apr 25 279 May 25 273 Jun 25 226 Jul 25 190 Aug 25 167 Sep 25 177 Oct 25 225 Nov 25 224 Dec 25 232 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Puerto Santander Places mapped inside Puerto Santander in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Schools1 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 Arica - Puerto Nariño - Tarapacá ## Quick answers - Where is Puerto Santander?In Amazonas Department, Colombia - What is the population of Puerto Santander?1,849 (2025 estimate) - What is the median age in Puerto Santander?About 20 years (2025 estimate) - What is the population density of Puerto Santander?About 0.1 people per km² - What borders Puerto Santander?La Chorrera, Mirití - Paraná, Puerto Arica and Solano - What is there to see in Puerto Santander?Isla Culebra, Isla Del Sol, Isla Del Tigre, Isla Las Mirañas - What time zone is Puerto Santander in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puerto Santander?Peso (COP) - What language is spoken in Puerto Santander?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puerto Santander?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puerto Santander?Settlements lie between 87 m and 285 m - How many hospitals are in Puerto Santander?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Puerto Santander?CO91669 (OCHA common operational dataset)