# Frontino Municipality, Antioquia Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/frontino/

Municipality · Antioquia Department 

# Frontino

Frontino is a municipality of Colombia in Antioquia Department. It had an estimated **22,106 people** in 2025 on 1,383 km² (about 16 per km²). 70 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 78 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 22,106people (2025)
- 1,383km²
- 78mapped services
- 1,348 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Frontino?

Frontino had an estimated **22,106 people** in 2025 — 0.3% of Antioquia Department, 384th of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,005 women for every 1,000 men (below the Antioquia Department figure of 1,067). Spread over 1,383 km², that is about **16 people per km²**, 930th of 1121 municipalities.

30.0% of people are children under 15 and 10.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 34 across Antioquia Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 68 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,333**

5–9 ****2,269**

10–14 ****2,027**

15–19 ****1,789**

20–24 ****1,587**

25–29 ****1,466**

30–34 ****1,398**

35–39 ****1,336**

40–44 ****1,305**

45–49 ****1,164**

50–54 ****1,054**

55–59 ****1,056**

60–64 ****968**

65–69 ****814**

70–74 ****640**

75–79 ****448**

80–84 ****255**

85–89 ****116**

90–94 ****51**

95+ ****21**

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 Frontino?

Frontino lies in [Antioquia Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Abriaquí](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/abriaqui/), [Cañasgordas](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/canasgordas/), [Dabeiba](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/dabeiba/), [Murindó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/murindo/), [Uramita](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/uramita/), [Urrao](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/urrao/) and [Vigía del Fuerte](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/vigia-del-fuerte/). By area it is the 138th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 2.2% of [Antioquia Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/). The centre of Frontino is about 342 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 100 km from Medellín, the main town of Antioquia Department. The centre point is at 6.7051° N, 76.3491° 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 Frontino

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Frontino: 1 beach; 1 nature reserve; 1 national park.

- Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas · national park
- Parque Natural Nacional Las Orquideas · nature reserve
- Playa Larga · 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: Frontino

- 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

- Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) · Medellín100 km
- El Caraño Airport (UIB) · Quibdó117 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 17:52).

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 Frontino

Open gazetteers list **70 villages, towns and localities** in Frontino. The largest with a recorded population: Frontino (20,156). Settlements here lie between about 717 m and 1,835 m above sea level (median 1,348 m).

- Alto Buenavista
- Asentamiento
- Bellavista
- Canoas
- Caratica
- Carauta
- Cascajo Blanco
- Cascaro Blanco
- Cañada La Cañada
- Cerrazón
- Chiriguaco
- Chuscal
- Curadientes
- El Cerro
- El Guayabo
- El Limo
- El Poma
- El Recodo
- El Salado
- El Uvo
- Frontina, Antioquia
- Frontino
- Fuemia
- Fuemía
- Herrera
- La Blanquita
- La Capitana
- La Chacalina
- La Clara
- La Garrucha
- La Guajira
- La Honda
- La Julia
- La Lomita
- La Mansita
- La Montaña
- La Nivel
- La Pedregosa
- La Ramírez
- La Zapata
- Las Abejas
- Las Bocas
- Las Muertas
- Monos
- Montañita
- Morrón
- Murrí
- Murrí - La Blanquita
- Musinga
- Nobaga
- Noboga
- Nobogacita
- Nutibara
- Palmar
- Pantono Grande
- Paso Ancho
- Pechinde
- Peñitas
- Piedras Blancas
- Playa Larga
- Quebrada La Cascada
- Ríoverde
- San Lázaro
- San Nicolás
- Tabladitos
- Tangado
- Tejar
- Venados
- Villa Alicia
- Villa Hermosa

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 Frontino

Named natural and historic features inside Frontino, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

95 rivers and streams.

- Cañada Barrancón
- Cañada Clara
- Cañada Perez
- Quebrada Adán
- Quebrada Amburacita
- Quebrada Arenales
- Quebrada Barro
- Quebrada Blanquita
- Quebrada Bujíos
- Quebrada Cabras
- Quebrada Caliche
- Quebrada Canehido
- Quebrada Cascajal
- Quebrada Cañas
- Quebrada Cerrazón
- Quebrada Chichiridó
- Quebrada Chontaduro
- Quebrada Chupadero
- Quebrada Chuscal
- Quebrada Cusumbo
- Quebrada Cusumbo
- Quebrada El Carmen
- Quebrada El Chupadero
- Quebrada El Duende

…and 71 more.

### Hills and mountains

7 hills; 6 mountains.

- Alto Carauta · 3,230 m
- Alto Plateado · 3,164 m
- Alto Musinga · 2,852 m
- Alto San Luis · 2,636 m
- Alto El Madero · 1,940 m
- Alto Peñitas · 1,875 m
- Alto Frontino · 1,630 m
- Alto Aguada · 1,152 m
- Alto Paila · 993 m
- Cerro Urrá · 965 m
- Alto Macana · 782 m
- Alto Pila · 772 m
- Alto Rancho Seco · 433 m

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 Frontino and the best time to visit

In Frontino, the warmest month is Feb (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Nov (20 °C). About 3,011 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (312 mm) and the driest Feb (134 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 20 184 

Feb 21 134 

Mar 21 186 

Apr 21 276 

May 20 312 

Jun 21 251 

Jul 21 283 

Aug 20 308 

Sep 20 283 

Oct 20 273 

Nov 20 280 

Dec 20 241 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Frontino

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ESE Hospital De Repelón · Frontino 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77341&mlon=-76.36034#map=17/6.77341/-76.36034) 

Bank Bank of Bogotá · Frontino 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77996&mlon=-76.12829#map=17/6.77996/-76.12829) 

Petrol pump Terpel · Uramita 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89968&mlon=-76.17542#map=17/6.89968/-76.17542) 

Hotel Hotel Señor Real · Frontino 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77357&mlon=-76.13118#map=17/6.77357/-76.13118) 

School Centro Educativo Rur Julio Chiquito Murri · Frontino 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74333&mlon=-76.36722#map=17/6.74333/-76.36722) 

College Escuela Normal Superior Miguel Ángel Álvarez · Frontino 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76547&mlon=-76.13392#map=17/6.76547/-76.13392) 

Police station Estación de Policía · Dabeiba 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00050&mlon=-76.26672#map=17/7.00050/-76.26672) 

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 Frontino

Places mapped inside Frontino in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals4
- Banks1
- Hotels3
- Schools67
- Colleges and universities1
- 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 Antioquia Department

- Abejorral
- Abriaquí
- Alejandría
- Amagá
- Amalfi
- Andes
- Angelópolis
- Angostura
- Anorí
- Anzá
- Apartadó
- Arboletes
- Argelia
- Armenia
- Barbosa
- Bello
- Belmira
- Betania
- Betulia
- Briceño
- Buriticá
- Caicedo
- Caldas
- Campamento
- Caracolí
- Caramanta
- Carepa
- Carolina
- Caucasia
- Cañasgordas
- Chigorodó
- Cisneros
- Ciudad Bolívar
- Cocorná
- Concepción
- Concordia
- Copacabana
- Cáceres
- Dabeiba
- Donmatías
- Ebéjico
- El Bagre
- El Carmen de Viboral
- El Santuario
- Entrerríos
- Envigado
- Fredonia
- Giraldo
- Girardota
- Granada
- Guadalupe
- Guarne
- Guatapé
- Gómez Plata
- Heliconia
- Hispania
- Itagüí
- Ituango
- Jardín
- Jericó
- La Ceja
- La Estrella
- La Pintada
- La Unión
- Liborina
- Maceo
- Marinilla
- Medellín
- Montebello
- Murindó
- Mutatá
- Nariño
- Nechí
- Necoclí
- Olaya
- Peque
- Peñol
- Pueblorrico
- Puerto Berrío
- Puerto Nare
- Puerto Triunfo
- Remedios
- Retiro
- Rionegro
- Sabanalarga
- Sabaneta
- Salgar
- San Andrés de Cuerquía
- San Carlos
- San Francisco
- San Jerónimo
- San José de la Montaña
- San Juan de Urabá
- San Luis
- San Pedro de Urabá
- San Pedro de los Milagros
- San Rafael
- San Roque
- San Vicente Ferrer
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Fé de Antioquia
- Santa Rosa de Osos
- Santo Domingo
- Segovia
- Sonsón
- Sopetrán
- Tarazá
- Tarso
- Titiribí
- Toledo
- Turbo
- Támesis
- Uramita
- Urrao
- Valdivia
- Valparaíso
- Vegachí
- Venecia
- Vigía del Fuerte
- Yalí
- Yarumal
- Yolombó
- Yondó
- Zaragoza

## Quick answers

- Where is Frontino?In Antioquia Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Frontino?22,106 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Frontino?About 29 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Frontino?About 16 people per km²
- What borders Frontino?Abriaquí, Cañasgordas, Dabeiba, Murindó, Uramita, Urrao and Vigía del Fuerte
- What is there to see in Frontino?Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas, Parque Natural Nacional Las Orquideas, Playa Larga
- What time zone is Frontino in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Frontino?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Frontino?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Frontino?70 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Frontino?Settlements lie between 717 m and 1,835 m
- What is the highest point in Frontino?Alto Carauta (3,230 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Frontino?ESE Hospital De Repelón, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Frontino?Bank of Bogotá, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Frontino?Terpel, about 29 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Frontino?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Frontino?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Frontino?CO05284 (OCHA common operational dataset)