# El Guamo Municipality, Bolívar Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/el-guamo/

Municipality · Bolívar Department 

# El Guamo

El Guamo is a municipality of Colombia in Bolívar Department. It had an estimated **9,494 people** in 2025 on 383 km² (about 25 per km²). Its main town is El Guamo. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,494people (2025)
- 383km²
- 7mapped services
- 56 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in El Guamo?

El Guamo had an estimated **9,494 people** in 2025 — 0.4% of Bolívar Department, 714th of 1121 municipalities. There are 908 women for every 1,000 men (below the Bolívar Department figure of 1,017). Spread over 383 km², that is about **25 people per km²**, 805th of 1121 municipalities.

23.1% of people are children under 15 and 14.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 33 years (it is 30 across Bolívar Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people.

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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 El Guamo?

El Guamo lies in [Bolívar Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Calamar](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/calamar/), [Pedraza](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/magdalena/pedraza/), [San Juan Nepomuceno](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/san-juan-nepomuceno/), [Tenerife](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/magdalena/tenerife/) and [Zapayán](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/magdalena/zapayan/). By area it is the 468th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.4% of [Bolívar Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/). The centre of El Guamo is about 611 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 73 km from Cartagena, the main town of Bolívar Department. The centre point is at 10.0358° N, 74.9358° 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 El Guamo

### Nearby, outside El Guamo

- Isla Niza · beach, Tenerife16 km
- Punta Castillito · beach, Zapayán18 km
- Isla Becerro · beach, Pedraza19 km

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: El Guamo

- 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

- Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG) · Cartagena78 km
- Las Brujas Airport (CZU) · Corozal87 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:38) and shortest in Dec (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 17:41).

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 El Guamo

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in El Guamo. The largest with a recorded population: El Guamo (4,732). Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 220 m above sea level (median 56 m).

- Aguaviva
- Barrio El Carmen
- Buenos Aires
- Carrasco
- Corral El Totumo
- El Guamo
- El Limón
- El Mico
- El Salado
- Embocado de Canime
- Hacienda Bijagual
- La Enea
- La Laguna
- La Manada
- La María
- Las Delicias
- Lata
- Leticia
- Mataperros
- Méjico
- Nervití
- Palomo
- Robles
- Santander
- Tasajera
- Turquía

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 El Guamo

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

### Water

5 lakes; 3 rivers and streams.

- Arroyo Bajogrande
- Arroyo Guamo
- Arroyo Totumo
- Cienaga La Candelaria
- Ciénaga La Candelaria
- Ciénaga Nerviti
- Ciénaga de Jubilado
- Ciénaga de Robles

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 El Guamo and the best time to visit

In El Guamo, the warmest month is Mar (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Nov (27 °C). About 895 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (159 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September and December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 2 

Feb 30 3 

Mar 30 8 

Apr 30 41 

May 29 117 

Jun 29 82 

Jul 29 107 

Aug 28 104 

Sep 28 116 

Oct 27 159 

Nov 27 122 

Dec 28 32 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Guamo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital E.S.E. Hospital De Pedraza · Pedraza 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.18782&mlon=-74.91664#map=17/10.18782/-74.91664) 

Bank Banco Agrario · San Jacinto 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82815&mlon=-75.12220#map=17/9.82815/-75.12220) 

Petrol pump Zeuss · San Juan Nepomuceno 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.98646&mlon=-75.07776#map=17/9.98646/-75.07776) 

Hotel Casa de los almendros · El Guamo 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.03309&mlon=-74.97650#map=17/10.03309/-74.97650) 

Mall Tierra Santa · Plato 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.78976&mlon=-74.78496#map=17/9.78976/-74.78496) 

School Centro Educativo La Enea · El Guamo 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.06845&mlon=-74.94205#map=17/10.06845/-74.94205) 

College Universidad de Cartagena · San Juan Nepomuceno 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.96214&mlon=-75.08060#map=17/9.96214/-75.08060) 

Police station Estación de Policía · Concordia 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.25662&mlon=-74.83286#map=17/10.25662/-74.83286) 

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 El Guamo

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

- Hotels1
- Schools6

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 Bolívar Department

- Achí
- Altos del Rosario
- Arenal
- Arjona
- Arroyohondo
- Barranco de Loba
- Calamar
- Cantagallo
- Cartagena de Indias
- Cicuco
- Clemencia
- Córdoba
- El Carmen de Bolívar
- El Peñón
- Hatillo de Loba
- Magangué
- Mahates
- Margarita
- María La Baja
- Mompós
- Montecristo
- Morales
- Norosí
- Pinillos
- Regidor
- Río Viejo
- San Cristóbal
- San Estanislao
- San Fernando
- San Jacinto
- San Jacinto del Cauca
- San Juan Nepomuceno
- San Martín de Loba
- San Pablo
- Santa Catalina
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa del Sur
- Simití
- Soplaviento
- Talaigua Nuevo
- Tiquisio
- Turbaco
- Turbaná
- Villanueva
- Zambrano

## Quick answers

- Where is El Guamo?In Bolívar Department, Colombia
- What is the population of El Guamo?9,494 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in El Guamo?About 33 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of El Guamo?About 25 people per km²
- What borders El Guamo?Calamar, Pedraza, San Juan Nepomuceno, Tenerife and Zapayán
- What is there to see in El Guamo?Isla Niza, Punta Castillito, Isla Becerro
- What time zone is El Guamo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Guamo?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in El Guamo?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Guamo?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Guamo?Settlements lie between 10 m and 220 m
- What is the best time to visit El Guamo?September and December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Guamo?E.S.E. Hospital De Pedraza, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Guamo?Banco Agrario, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Guamo?Zeuss, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Guamo?CO13248 (OCHA common operational dataset)