# El Peñón Municipality, Bolívar Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/el-penon/ Municipality · Bolívar Department # El Peñón El Peñón is a municipality of Colombia in Bolívar Department. It had an estimated **8,589 people** in 2025 on 319 km² (about 27 per km²). Its main town is El Peñón. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,589people (2025) - 319km² - 3mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in El Peñón? El Peñón had an estimated **8,589 people** in 2025 — 0.4% of Bolívar Department, 760th of 1121 municipalities. There are 913 women for every 1,000 men (below the Bolívar Department figure of 1,017). Spread over 319 km², that is about **27 people per km²**, 771st of 1121 municipalities. 30.9% of people are children under 15 and 10.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 30 across Bolívar Department). 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It borders 5 other municipalities: [El Banco](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/magdalena/el-banco/), [Hatillo de Loba](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/hatillo-de-loba/), [Regidor](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/regidor/), [San Martín de Loba](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/san-martin-de-loba/) and [Tamalameque](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cesar/tamalameque/). By area it is the 526th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.2% of [Bolívar Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bolivar/). The centre of El Peñón is about 473 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 244 km from Cartagena, the main town of Bolívar Department. The centre point is at 8.8597° N, 73.9033° 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 Peñón ### Nearby, outside El Peñón - Isla Pata · beach, El Banco12 km - Muelle fluvial El Banco · attraction, El Banco16 km - Monumento Batalla La Humareda · monument, El Banco16 km - Monumento Jose Benito Barros Palomino · monument, El Banco16 km - Rotonda Yo Amo El Banco · monument, El Banco18 km - Monumento a la Cumbia · monument, El Banco18 km - Punta El Jobal · beach, El Banco20 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 Peñón - 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 - Las Brujas Airport (CZU) · Corozal161 km - Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) · Cúcuta185 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:02, sunset around 17:39). 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 Peñón Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in El Peñón. The largest with a recorded population: El Peñón (7,234). Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 28 m above sea level (median 21 m). - Buenos Aires - Castañal - Chapetona - Corinto - El Burro - El Peñón - La Chapetona - La Humareda - Peñoncito 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 Peñón Named natural and historic features inside El Peñón, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Caño La Puente - Caño Lázaro - Caño Negro - Caño Poneolla ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Isla El Jobo - Isla de Papayal ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Cerro el Barco · 238 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 El Peñón and the best time to visit In El Peñón, the warmest month is Mar (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Nov (26 °C). About 897 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (128 mm) and the driest Jan (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January, May and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 19 Feb 29 21 Mar 29 45 Apr 29 78 May 28 113 Jun 28 78 Jul 29 78 Aug 29 85 Sep 28 93 Oct 26 128 Nov 26 110 Dec 27 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Peñón Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Tamalameque · Tamalameque 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85959&mlon=-73.81533#map=17/8.85959/-73.81533) Bank BBVA · El Banco 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99226&mlon=-73.97083#map=17/8.99226/-73.97083) Petrol pump Mompox Oil · San Martín de Loba 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81868&mlon=-74.04807#map=17/8.81868/-74.04807) Hotel Hotel Rio Grande · El Banco 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99198&mlon=-73.96991#map=17/8.99198/-73.96991) Mall El hueco · El Banco 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99425&mlon=-73.97121#map=17/8.99425/-73.97121) School Escuela Rural Mix El Varal · San Martín de Loba 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85554&mlon=-73.95550#map=17/8.85554/-73.95550) College Instituto Técnico del Norte · El Banco 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00311&mlon=-73.97208#map=17/9.00311/-73.97208) Police station Estacion de Policía El Banco · El Banco 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99317&mlon=-73.97046#map=17/8.99317/-73.97046) 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 Peñón Places mapped inside El Peñón in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools3 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 Guamo - 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 Peñón?In Bolívar Department, Colombia - What is the population of El Peñón?8,589 (2025 estimate) - What is the median age in El Peñón?About 27 years (2025 estimate) - What is the population density of El Peñón?About 27 people per km² - What borders El Peñón?El Banco, Hatillo de Loba, Regidor, San Martín de Loba and Tamalameque - What is there to see in El Peñón?Isla Pata, Muelle fluvial El Banco, Monumento Batalla La Humareda, Monumento Jose Benito Barros Palomino - What time zone is El Peñón in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Peñón?Peso (COP) - What language is spoken in El Peñón?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Peñón?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Peñón?Settlements lie between 19 m and 28 m - What is the highest point in El Peñón?Cerro el Barco (238 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Peñón?November to January, May and September - Where is the nearest hospital to El Peñón?Hospital Tamalameque, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Peñón?BBVA, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Peñón?Mompox Oil, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Peñón?CO13268 (OCHA common operational dataset)