# Inzá Municipality, Cauca Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Cauca Department 

# Inzá

Inzá is a municipality of Colombia in Cauca Department. It had an estimated **30,833 people** in 2025 on 866 km² (about 36 per km²). Its main town is Inzá. 67 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 88 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 30,833people (2025)
- 866km²
- 88mapped services
- 2,056 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Inzá?

Inzá had an estimated **30,833 people** in 2025 — 2.0% of Cauca Department, 270th of 1121 municipalities. There are 989 women for every 1,000 men (below the Cauca Department figure of 1,028). Spread over 866 km², that is about **36 people per km²**, 660th of 1121 municipalities.

29.6% of people are children under 15 and 8.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 31 across Cauca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.

0–4 ****3,150**

5–9 ****3,074**

10–14 ****2,901**

15–19 ****2,785**

20–24 ****2,720**

25–29 ****2,515**

30–34 ****2,198**

35–39 ****1,965**

40–44 ****1,871**

45–49 ****1,584**

50–54 ****1,235**

55–59 ****1,072**

60–64 ****1,000**

65–69 ****887**

70–74 ****721**

75–79 ****517**

80–84 ****326**

85–89 ****183**

90–94 ****89**

95+ ****30**

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 Inzá?

Inzá lies in [Cauca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [La Plata](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/huila/la-plata/), [Puracé](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/purace/), [Páez](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/paez/), [Silvia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/silvia/) and [Totoró](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/totoro/). By area it is the 234th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 2.8% of [Cauca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/). The centre of Inzá is about 324 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 58 km from Popayán, the main town of Cauca Department. The centre point is at 2.4989° N, 76.0987° 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 Inzá

OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Inzá: 8 attractions; 3 monuments; 2 museums; 1 viewpoint.

- Museo Arqueológico · museum
- Museo Etnográfico · museum
- Vda San Pedro · viewpoint
- Alto de San Andrés · attraction
- Alto de Segovia · attraction
- Alto del Aguacate · attraction
- Alto del Duende · attraction
- El Hato archeological site · attraction
- El Tablon · attraction
- Parque Arqueologico de Tierradentro · attraction
- Tunnel · attraction
- El Cocodrilo · monument
- La Pirámide · monument
- The frog · monument

### Nearby, outside Inzá

- Farrallones El Quiosco · volcano, Silvia16 km
- La Marquesa · volcano, Silvia20 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: Inzá

- 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

- Guillermo León Valencia Airport (PPN) · Popayán57 km
- Benito Salas Airport (NVA) · Neiva102 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:56) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:00, sunset around 17:58).

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 Inzá

Open gazetteers list **67 villages, towns and localities** in Inzá. The largest with a recorded population: Inzá (2,972). Settlements here lie between about 1,176 m and 3,299 m above sea level (median 2,056 m).

- Alto de la cruz
- Barro Negro
- Belén
- Buenavista
- Cabuyo
- Calderas
- Candelaria
- Cofre
- Cordoba
- Corrales
- Coscuro
- Danubio
- El Caucho
- El Hato
- El Llano
- El Paraíso
- El Peñón
- El Porvenir
- El Pulpito
- El Rincón
- Fatima
- Guanacas
- Guetaco
- Inzá
- La Cienaga
- La Esperanza
- La Marquesa
- La Meseta
- La Milagrosa
- La Palma
- La Primavera
- Las Margaritas
- Las Palmeras
- Lesania
- Mirador
- Pedregal
- Pisimbala
- Puerto Valencia
- Quebrada Peña Negra
- Riosucio
- San Andres
- San Andrés
- San Andrés de Pisimbalà
- San Francisco
- San Isidro
- San José
- San José de La Laguna
- San Miguel
- Santa Teresa
- Segovia
- Tambichucué
- Tierras Blancas
- Topa
- Turmina
- Turminá
- Vda las lajas
- Vereda Agua Blanca
- Vereda El Cabullo
- Vereda El Rincon
- Vereda La Palmera
- Vereda San Antonio
- Vereda San Vincente
- Vereda Yarumal
- Viboral
- Vitelma
- Yakiva
- Yaquiva

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 Inzá

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

### Water

50 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Laguna La Estrella
- Laguna de Juntas
- Quebrada Agua Blanca
- Quebrada Agua Negra
- Quebrada Ambiyú
- Quebrada Amyú
- Quebrada Augua Negra
- Quebrada Cabuyo
- Quebrada Cabuyo
- Quebrada Carpintero
- Quebrada Cementerio
- Quebrada Chapequis
- Quebrada Chapulín
- Quebrada Choquis
- Quebrada El Chorrillo
- Quebrada El Mate
- Quebrada El Mesón
- Quebrada El Palungo
- Quebrada El Picacho
- Quebrada El Pulpito
- Quebrada El Tigre
- Quebrada Guacharaca
- Quebrada Guanacas
- Quebrada Honda

…and 28 more.

### Hills and mountains

10 mountains.

- Cerro del Angel · 3,686 m
- Cerro Tres Tulpas · 3,629 m
- Cerro del Cóndor · 3,610 m
- Cerro del Valero · 3,489 m
- Cerro San José · 2,814 m
- Loma Alta · 2,265 m
- Cerro Yucaich · 2,078 m
- Cerro Insensál · 2,006 m
- Cerro Pedregal · 1,865 m
- Cerro Cruz Azul · 1,372 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest.

- Bosques de Coscuro

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 Inzá and the best time to visit

In Inzá, the warmest month is Feb (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,021 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (158 mm) and the driest Aug (27 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and May to October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 61 

Feb 15 72 

Mar 15 106 

Apr 15 131 

May 15 105 

Jun 14 56 

Jul 14 38 

Aug 14 27 

Sep 15 45 

Oct 15 118 

Nov 15 158 

Dec 15 102 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Inzá

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ESE Tierradentro (Oriente) - Inzá · Inzá 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.54854&mlon=-76.06204#map=17/2.54854/-76.06204) 

Bank Agrarian Bank · Inzá 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.55032&mlon=-76.06503#map=17/2.55032/-76.06503) 

ATM Supermercado El Económico · La Plata 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.38819&mlon=-75.89321#map=17/2.38819/-75.89321) 

Petrol pump Petromil · Totoró 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.51241&mlon=-76.27523#map=17/2.51241/-76.27523) 

Hotel La cabaña · Inzá 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.54454&mlon=-76.06942#map=17/2.54454/-76.06942) 

Mall Centro Comercial Primitivo Lozada · La Plata 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.38917&mlon=-75.89137#map=17/2.38917/-75.89137) 

School Escuela Rural Mix Tierras Blancas · Inzá 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.50085&mlon=-76.09595#map=17/2.50085/-76.09595) 

College Colegio Tecnico Agropecuario · Páez 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.52266&mlon=-75.95792#map=17/2.52266/-75.95792) 

Police station Estación de Policía Belalcázar · Páez 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.64572&mlon=-75.97169#map=17/2.64572/-75.97169) 

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 Inzá

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Hotels5
- Schools68
- Restaurants12

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 Cauca Department

- Almaguer
- Argelia
- Balboa
- Bolívar
- Buenos Aires
- Cajibío
- Caldono
- Caloto
- Corinto
- El Tambo
- Florencia
- Guachené
- Guapi
- Jambaló
- La Sierra
- La Vega
- López de Micay
- Mercaderes
- Miranda
- Morales
- Padilla
- Patía
- Piamonte
- Piendamó - Tunía
- Popayán
- Puerto Tejada
- Puracé
- Páez
- Rosas
- San Sebastián
- Santa Rosa
- Santander de Quilichao
- Silvia
- Sotará - Paispamba
- Sucre
- Suárez
- Timbiquí
- Timbío
- Toribío
- Totoró
- Villa Rica

## Quick answers

- Where is Inzá?In Cauca Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Inzá?30,833 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Inzá?About 27 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Inzá?About 36 people per km²
- What borders Inzá?La Plata, Puracé, Páez, Silvia and Totoró
- What is there to see in Inzá?Alto de San Andrés, Alto de Segovia, Alto del Aguacate, Alto del Duende
- What time zone is Inzá in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Inzá?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Inzá?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Inzá?67 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Inzá?Settlements lie between 1,176 m and 3,299 m
- What is the highest point in Inzá?Cerro del Angel (3,686 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Inzá?December to March and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Inzá?ESE Tierradentro (Oriente) - Inzá, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Inzá?Agrarian Bank, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Inzá?Supermercado El Económico, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Inzá?Petromil, about 20 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Inzá?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Inzá?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Inzá?CO19355 (OCHA common operational dataset)