# Turbo Municipality, Antioquia Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Antioquia Department 

# Turbo

Turbo is a municipality of Colombia in Antioquia Department. It had an estimated **138,876 people** in 2025 on 2,916 km² (about 48 per km²). Its main town is Turbo. 200 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 225 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 138,876people (2025)
- 2,916km²
- 225mapped services
- 22 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Turbo?

Turbo had an estimated **138,876 people** in 2025 — 1.9% of Antioquia Department, 51st of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,083 women for every 1,000 men (above the Antioquia Department figure of 1,067). Spread over 2,916 km², that is about **48 people per km²**, 560th of 1121 municipalities.

32.1% of people are children under 15 and 6.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 34 across Antioquia Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 62 children and older people.

0–4 ****14,689**

5–9 ****15,264**

10–14 ****14,671**

15–19 ****13,154**

20–24 ****11,635**

25–29 ****10,880**

30–34 ****10,413**

35–39 ****9,475**

40–44 ****8,497**

45–49 ****6,812**

50–54 ****5,432**

55–59 ****4,948**

60–64 ****4,269**

65–69 ****3,221**

70–74 ****2,298**

75–79 ****1,603**

80–84 ****928**

85–89 ****411**

90–94 ****171**

95+ ****71**

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 Turbo?

Turbo lies in [Antioquia Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 10 other municipalities: [Apartadó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/apartado/), [Arboletes](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/arboletes/), [Carepa](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/carepa/), [Chigorodó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/chigorodo/), [Mutatá](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/mutata/), [Necoclí](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/necocli/), [Riosucio](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/riosucio/), [San Pedro de Urabá](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/san-pedro-de-uraba/), [Unguía](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/unguia/) and [Valencia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cordoba/valencia/). By area it is the 70th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 4.6% of [Antioquia Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/). The centre of Turbo is about 468 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 225 km from Medellín, the main town of Antioquia Department. The centre point is at 7.9724° N, 76.6284° 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 Turbo

OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Turbo: 2 volcanos; 1 memorial; 1 gallery; 1 nature reserve.

- Reserva Natural Surikí · nature reserve
- El Caporo · memorial
- Kartukú · gallery
- Volcán De Lodo Cacaual · volcano
- Volcán de lodo Los Aburridos · volcano

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: Turbo

- 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

- Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport (APO) · Carepa20 km
- Los Garzones Airport (MTR) · Montería129 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:51).

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 Turbo

Open gazetteers list **200 villages, towns and localities** in Turbo. The largest with a recorded population: Turbo (50,508). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 408 m above sea level (median 22 m).

- Algodon Arriba
- Alto de Mulatos
- Amsterco
- Baltazar
- Bananera
- Bananera El Porvenir
- Bananera La Caleta
- Barrio Chiguiro
- Barrio Las Flores
- Bellavista
- Bellavista-Turbo
- Boca Mata De Platano
- Boca del Roto
- Bocas De Río Turbo
- Bocas del Atrato
- Brazo Izquierdo
- Brisas del Mar
- Brunito Abajo
- Brunito Arriba
- Brunito Medio
- Buenos Aires
- Caimán
- Caimán Nuevo
- Camerun
- Caobal
- Caracoli
- Caserio Puerto Barrios
- Caserío Pueblo Burra
- Centro
- Chigorodo
- Cielo Azul
- Cienaguita
- Ciudadela Bolívar
- Ciudadela Industrial
- Coldesa
- Cope
- Corregimiento Alto Mulatos
- Costarrica
- Currulao
- Currulao Village
- Dokerazavi
- Ejecutivo
- El Alto
- El Barrial
- El Barro
- El Bosque
- El Diamante
- El Dos
- El Guadual
- El Mamon
- El Olleto
- El Palmito
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- El Refugio
- El Reposo
- El Roto
- El Semillero
- El Tigre
- El Tres
- El Uno
- Gaitán
- Galilea
- Gonzalo Mejía
- Guadualito
- Hoover Quintero
- Indio
- Isaias
- Islita Central
- Jesús Mora
- Juan Benitez
- Juan Moreno
- Juan XXIII
- Julia Orozco
- Kuwai
- La Arenosa
- La Camelia
- La Capilla
- La Coroza
- La Lucila
- La Malaza
- La Mercedes
- La Pedregosa
- La Pita
- La Pita Arriba
- La Pitica
- La Playa
- La Primavera
- La Pulga
- La Quimera
- La Sarita
- La Victoria
- La Yoya
- Las Delicias
- Las Flores
- Las Mercedes
- Las Pavas
- Leoncito
- Loma de Pulgas
- Lomas Aisladas
- Los Enamorados
- Los Indios
- Los Moncholos
- Lucio Cabecera
- Malaza
- Manuel Cuello
- Mata De Platano
- Micuro
- Mono Macho
- Monterrey
- Nueva Colombia
- Nueva Colonia
- Nueva Fe
- Nueva Granada
- Nueva Luz
- Nueva Tulapa
- Obrero
- Pablo Guerrero
- Palmeras
- Paraiso Tulapa
- Pescadores
- Plan Bonita
- Plan Bonito
- Playa La Martina
- Porvenir Tulapa
- Pueblo Bello
- Pueblo Burra
- Pueblo Rojo
- Puente Hierro
- Puerto Bonito
- Puerto César
- Puerto Libre
- Puerto López
- Puerto Plata
- Punta de Piedra
- Quebrada La Playona
- Rural El Recreo
- Ríogrande-Turbo
- San Andres
- San José de Mulatos
- San Martín
- San Vicente del Congo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Fe
- Semana Santa
- Semana Santíca
- Siete De Agosto
- Sinai
- Tie
- Tierra Movediza
- Tio Lopez Alto
- Tio Lopez Medio
- Toribio Medio
- Tulapa
- Tulia Sofia
- Tulia Sofía
- Tuntun San Rafael Arriba
- Turbo
- Urbanización El Baile
- Veranillo
- Vereda Alto Caimán
- Vereda Alto Cirilo
- Vereda Alto Torbino
- Vereda Cabecera de Brunito
- Vereda Cacahual
- Vereda Cielo Azul
- Vereda Comunal La Suerte
- Vereda El Burro
- Vereda El Guadual
- Vereda Enamorado
- Vereda Esperanza
- Vereda Isaías
- Vereda Islas Arriba
- Vereda Juan Benito
- Vereda La Arenosa
- Vereda La Mesa
- Vereda La Playona
- Vereda La Puya
- Vereda La playita
- Vereda Las Mercedes
- Vereda Las Playas
- Vereda Los Indios
- Vereda Los Volcanes
- Vereda Paraiso Tulapa
- Vereda Puerto Cesar
- Vereda Puerto Rico
- Vereda San Andrés de Tulapa
- Vereda San Felipe
- Vereda San Pablo
- Vereda Santa Barbara Abajo
- Vereda Santa Fe de la Islita
- Vereda Santa Rosa
- Vereda Tagual
- Vereda Tie
- Villa Maria
- Villa Nueva
- Villarreal
- Viva Dios
- Yarumal

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 Turbo

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

### Water

74 rivers and streams; 3 lakes.

- Brazo de León
- Caño Elefante
- Caño Gumercindo
- Caño Palo Blanco
- Caño Posturero
- Caño Tumaradó
- Caño la Madre
- Cienagas de Tumarado
- Ciénaga Mulatos
- Ciénaga de Manatí
- Filo Hueso de Mudo
- Finca Puerto Rico
- Quebrada Abuyanita
- Quebrada Aguas Claras
- Quebrada Aguas Prietas
- Quebrada Batatilla
- Quebrada Brandy
- Quebrada Brunito
- Quebrada Cacahual
- Quebrada Calapu
- Quebrada Caracoli
- Quebrada Casanovas
- Quebrada Cope
- Quebrada Coquital

…and 53 more.

### Coast and islands

4 headlands; 2 islands; 1 bay.

- Bahía Perdida
- Isla Los Muertos
- Isla Los Muertos
- Punta Aristides
- Punta Candelaria
- Punta Turbo
- Punta de Piedra

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 hill.

- Cerro Yoky · 424 m
- Cerro de Los Aburridos · 207 m
- Loma Teguerré · 7 m

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Gonzalo Mejía Airport

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 Turbo and the best time to visit

In Turbo, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Nov (25 °C). About 2,271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (265 mm) and the driest Feb (39 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 79 

Feb 26 39 

Mar 27 102 

Apr 26 219 

May 26 265 

Jun 26 229 

Jul 26 256 

Aug 26 217 

Sep 25 245 

Oct 25 219 

Nov 25 223 

Dec 26 179 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Turbo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro De Salud Don Bosco · Turbo 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99450&mlon=-76.63630#map=17/7.99450/-76.63630) 

Bank Plaza del Río | Banco de Bogotá · Apartadó 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88530&mlon=-76.63250#map=17/7.88530/-76.63250) 

ATM Gana · Apartadó 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87927&mlon=-76.63174#map=17/7.87927/-76.63174) 

Petrol pump La Camila · Turbo 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99653&mlon=-76.63797#map=17/7.99653/-76.63797) 

Hotel Momentos Motel - Currulao · Turbo 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99636&mlon=-76.63481#map=17/7.99636/-76.63481) 

Mall Centro Comercial Plaza del Río · Apartadó 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88518&mlon=-76.63284#map=17/7.88518/-76.63284) 

School Otra sigla Carlos Cervelio Mosquera Pestaña · Turbo 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99582&mlon=-76.63562#map=17/7.99582/-76.63562) 

College Uniminuto Urabá · Apartadó 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89826&mlon=-76.63617#map=17/7.89826/-76.63617) 

Police station Estación de Policia de Currulao · Turbo 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99505&mlon=-76.63732#map=17/7.99505/-76.63732) 

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 Turbo

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

- Hospitals8
- Banks5
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels29
- Shopping malls1
- Schools127
- Colleges and universities6
- Pharmacies4
- Restaurants35
- Police stations4

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
- Frontino
- 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
- Támesis
- Uramita
- Urrao
- Valdivia
- Valparaíso
- Vegachí
- Venecia
- Vigía del Fuerte
- Yalí
- Yarumal
- Yolombó
- Yondó
- Zaragoza

## Quick answers

- Where is Turbo?In Antioquia Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Turbo?138,876 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Turbo?About 25 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Turbo?About 48 people per km²
- What borders Turbo?Apartadó, Arboletes, Carepa, Chigorodó, Mutatá, Necoclí, Riosucio, San Pedro de Urabá, Unguía and Valencia
- What is there to see in Turbo?El Caporo, Kartukú, Reserva Natural Surikí, Volcán De Lodo Cacaual
- What time zone is Turbo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Turbo?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Turbo?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Turbo?200 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Turbo?Settlements lie between 0 m and 408 m
- What is the highest point in Turbo?Cerro Yoky (424 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Turbo?January to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Turbo?Centro De Salud Don Bosco, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Turbo?Plaza del Río | Banco de Bogotá, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Turbo?Gana, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Turbo?La Camila, about 2.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Turbo?8 mapped
- How many banks are in Turbo?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Turbo?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Turbo?CO05837 (OCHA common operational dataset)