# Popayán Municipality, Cauca Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/popayan/

Municipality · Cauca Department 

# Popayán

Popayán is a municipality of Colombia in Cauca Department. It had an estimated **336,084 people** in 2025 on 480 km² (about 701 per km²). Its main town is Popayán. 347 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1,402 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 336,084people (2025)
- 480km²
- 1,402mapped services
- 1,741 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Popayán?

Popayán had an estimated **336,084 people** in 2025 — 21.7% of Cauca Department, 21st of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,087 women for every 1,000 men (above the Cauca Department figure of 1,028). Spread over 480 km², that is about **701 people per km²**, 45th of 1121 municipalities.

18.2% of people are children under 15 and 11.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 35 years (it is 31 across Cauca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 43 children and older people.

0–4 ****19,290**

5–9 ****20,661**

10–14 ****21,039**

15–19 ****22,418**

20–24 ****25,153**

25–29 ****28,218**

30–34 ****28,528**

35–39 ****26,590**

40–44 ****25,290**

45–49 ****22,427**

50–54 ****19,968**

55–59 ****19,075**

60–64 ****17,129**

65–69 ****13,968**

70–74 ****10,495**

75–79 ****7,160**

80–84 ****4,427**

85–89 ****2,460**

90–94 ****1,188**

95+ ****443**

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 Popayán?

Popayán lies in [Cauca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Cajibío](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/cajibio/), [El Tambo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/el-tambo/), [Puracé](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/purace/), [Sotará - Paispamba](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/sotara-paispamba/), [Timbío](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/timbio/) and [Totoró](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/totoro/). By area it is the 381st largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.5% of [Cauca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cauca/). The centre of Popayán is about 365 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. The centre point is at 2.4424° N, 76.5460° 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 Popayán

OpenStreetMap lists 30 named sights in Popayán: 12 viewpoints; 6 museums; 4 monuments; 3 attractions; 3 memorials; 1 gallery; 1 archaeological site.

- Casa Caldas · museum
- Casa Museo Negret e Iberoamerica De Arte Moderno, MIAMP · museum
- Guillermo Léon Valencia · museum
- Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Religioso · museum
- Museo Nacional Guillermo Valencia · museum
- Museo de historia natural · museum
- El Morro del Tulcán o Pirámide de Tucán · archaeological site
- Barrio Monserrate · viewpoint
- Barrio Portal de las Américas · viewpoint
- Barrio el Trebol · viewpoint
- Barrio santa lucia · viewpoint
- Cerro de las Tres Cruces · viewpoint
- Condominio marsella · viewpoint
- El Morro · viewpoint
- La Torre · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint
- Parcelación las Vegas · viewpoint
- Salón comunal atardeceres de occidente · viewpoint
- Urbanización aldea · viewpoint
- El Panteón de Los Proceres · attraction
- Gruta de La Vírgen · attraction
- Reserva natural de la sociedad civil Betania · attraction
- Benito Juárez · memorial
- Carlos Albán Park · monument
- El Paso · monument
- Guillermo León Valencia · monument
- Juan Pablo II · monument
- Monumento al sabio Caldas · memorial
- Torre del Reloj · memorial
- Tres revuelos · gallery

### Nearby, outside Popayán

- Parcelacion Alto de sotara · viewpoint, Sotará - Paispamba9.0 km
- Amalaka · attraction, Totoró13 km
- Cascada Purace · waterfall, Puracé13 km
- VDA Santana · viewpoint, Totoró14 km
- Finca La Ceiba · attraction, Cajibío15 km
- Hacienda San Jose · attraction, Cajibío16 km
- Tecnicafe · attraction, Cajibío16 km
- la Chorrera · waterfall, Timbío17 km
- Subestación Eléctrica Timbio · viewpoint, Timbío18 km
- Mina de azufre pool · hot spring, Puracé18 km
- Condor Viewpoint · viewpoint, Puracé18 km
- Laguna 1 · viewpoint, Puracé19 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: Popayán

- 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) · Popayán7.1 km
- Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO) · Cali124 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:01, sunset around 18:00).

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 Popayán

Open gazetteers list **347 villages, towns and localities** in Popayán. The largest with a recorded population: Popayán (318,059). Settlements here lie between about 1,556 m and 2,499 m above sea level (median 1,741 m).

- Aida Lucia
- Aida Lucía
- Alcalá
- Alfonso López
- Alicante
- Altamira
- Altos del Jardín
- Antonio Nariño
- Argentina
- Asentamiento La Isla
- Asentamiento Samuel Silverio
- Avelino Ul
- Balcones del Norte
- Barrio Atardecer de Occidente
- Barrio Cerrito de la Paz
- Barrio Conjunto Cerrado Villa Claudia
- Barrio Los Robles
- Barrio Munich
- Barrio Platiado
- Barrio Rivera de Occidente
- Barrio San Eduardo
- Barrio Solidaridad
- Barrio Villa del Norte
- Barrio Voces de Esperanza
- Barrio aire de paz
- Barrio chamisales
- Belalcázar
- Bellavista
- Bello Horizonte
- Berlín
- Bernardino
- Bloques Moscopan
- Bloques Pubenza
- Bolívar
- Bosques De occidente
- Bosques de Pomona
- Bosques del Pinar
- Brisas de Pubenza
- Buenavista
- Buenos Aires
- Cajete
- Caldas
- Calibío
- Calicanto
- Camilo Torres
- Campamento
- Campo Bello
- Campobello
- Canada
- Canadá
- Canales de Brujas
- Canterbury
- Carlos I
- Casas Viejas
- Catay
- Centro
- Cerrillos
- Cesteadero
- Chapinero
- Chozas
- Cinco de Abril
- Ciudad Jardín
- Ciudad jardin
- Colgate Palmolive
- Colina Campestre
- Colombia I Etapa
- Colombia II Etapa
- Condominio Campoalegre
- Conjunto María Paz
- Conjunto Residencial Río Verde
- Conjunto cerrado El Rincón coomeva
- Corsocial
- Cruz Roja
- Destechados del Norte
- El Achiral
- El Arenal
- El Bambú
- El Boquerón
- El Cadillal
- El Centauro
- El Centro
- El Cerillo
- El Charco
- El Chiflón
- El Dean
- El Eden
- El Empedrado
- El Guadua
- El Guadual
- El Lago
- El Libertador
- El Liceo
- El Limonar
- El Medio
- El Mirador
- El Modelo
- El Pajonal
- El Placer
- El Poblado
- El Pomarrosa
- El Portón
- El Porvenir
- El Prado
- El Recuerdo
- El Refugio
- El Retiro
- El Rincón
- El Rincón de Pomona
- El Tablazo
- El Tablazo I
- El Tablón
- El Triunfo
- El Uvo
- El portal del Encanto
- Estancia
- Figueroa
- Fucha
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Galerías Las Palmas
- Galicia
- Genagra
- Gran Bretaña
- Guacas
- Guasabaro
- Guayacanes del Río
- Hernando Lora
- Hogares Comunitarios
- Indianapolis
- Jorge E. Gaitán
- Jose María Obando
- José Antonio Galán
- José María Obando
- Julumito
- Junín
- Kennedy
- La Alameda
- La Aldea
- La Arboleda
- La Cabuyera
- La Calera
- La Campiña
- La Campiña I
- La Capitana
- La Cordillera
- La Coronilla
- La Esmeralda
- La Esperanza
- La Floresta
- La Florida I
- La Gran Victoria
- La Independencia
- La Isabela
- La Isla
- La Ladera
- La Laja
- La Libertad
- La Maria Occidente
- La María
- La María Oriente
- La Meseta
- La Nueva Esperanza
- La Pamba
- La Paz
- La Peña
- La Playa
- La Primavera
- La Rejoya
- La Selva
- La Sombrilla
- La Villa
- La Violeta
- La Virginia
- La Ximena
- La Yunga
- Las Acacias
- Las Américas
- Las Américas I
- Las Mercedes
- Las Piedras
- Las Tres Margaritas
- Las Vegas
- Las Veraneras
- Libertadores
- Llano Largo
- Loma Linda
- Loma de Cartagena
- Loma de La Virgen
- Lomas de Granada
- Lomas de La Paz
- Lomas de Pomona
- Los Alamos de Occidente
- Los Campos
- Los Cedrillos
- Los Comuneros
- Los Dos Brazos
- Los Faroles
- Los Laureles
- Los Naranjos
- Los Periodistas
- Los Sauces
- Los Tejares
- Los lagos
- Los Álamos
- Luna Blanca
- Madres Solteras
- Manuela Beltrán
- María Occidente
- María Oriente
- Matamoros
- Minuto de Dios
- Mis Ranchitos
- Modelo
- Molinos Moscopan
- Monte Rosales
- Moravía
- Morinda
- Moscopan
- Moscopán
- Nazareth
- Nueva Granada
- Nueva Venecia
- Nuevo Hogar
- Nuevo Japón
- Nuevo País
- Nuevo Tequendama
- Obrero
- Ojo de Agua
- Olaya Herrera
- Old road residential club
- Palace
- Pandiguando
- Parcelación La Ladera
- Perpetuo Socorro
- Pino Pardo
- Pinos del Llano
- Pisojé Alto
- Pisojé Bajo
- Plateado
- Poblado de San Esteban
- Poblazon
- Pomona
- Popayán
- Popular
- Portal de La Vega
- Portal de la Colina
- Portales del Norte
- Portón de Palace
- Prados del Norte
- Primero de Mayo
- Pueblillo
- Puelenje
- Puente Alta Palacé
- Quebrada Santa Teresa
- Quintana
- Quintas de José Miguel
- Recuerdo Sur
- Retiro Alto
- Retiro Bajo
- Rinconcito Primaveral
- Rincón de La Aldea
- Rincón de La Estancia
- Rincón de La Ximena
- Rio Blanco
- Río Blanco
- Río Hondo
- Río Vista
- San Alfredo
- San Antonio
- San Antonio Padua
- San Camilo
- San Gerardo
- San Ignacio
- San Isidro
- San José
- San Juan
- San Rafael
- San Rafael I Etapa
- Santa Ana
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Fé
- Santa Helena
- Santa Inés
- Santa Librada
- Santa Mónica
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Teresa
- Santa Teresita
- Santiago de Cali
- Santo Domingo Sabio
- Sinal
- Sindical
- Solidaridad
- Sotara
- Suizo
- Torres de Milano
- Torres del Río
- Trece de Octubre
- Treinta y Uno de Marzo
- Tunel Bajo
- Urbanización Acueducto
- Urbanización El Rincón
- Urbanización Galilea
- Urbanización Guayacanes
- Urbanización La Cabaña
- Urbanización La Colina
- Urbanización Las Acacias
- Urbanización Los Andes
- Urbanización Los Portales
- Urbanización Lusitania
- Urbanización Machangara
- Urbanización Nueva Granada
- Urbanización Puerta de Hierro
- Urbanización San Fernando
- Urbanización Ucrania
- Urbanización Versalles
- Urbanización Villa Felisa
- Urbanización Villa Helena
- Urbanización Villa del Viento
- Valencia
- Valle Robledo
- Valparaíso
- Vegas de Prieto
- Vegas del cauca
- Vereda El Boquerón
- Vereda El Salvador
- Vereda El Túnel
- Vereda Gonzáles
- Vereda San Juan
- Vereda de Torres
- Villa Alicia
- Villa Andrés
- Villa Claudia
- Villa Colombia
- Villa Diana
- Villa Inés
- Villa Mercedes
- Villa de occidente
- Villa del Norte
- Villa del Norte o La Paz
- Villa del Sur
- Villamar
- Vásquez Cobo
- Yambitara
- Yanaconas
- Zulemaida

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 Popayán

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

### Water

54 rivers and streams.

- El Alto
- Quebrada Agua Clara
- Quebrada Agua Colorada
- Quebrada Aguasucia
- Quebrada Arrayanes
- Quebrada Cabuyero
- Quebrada Calibío
- Quebrada Carniceria
- Quebrada Carpentería
- Quebrada Cerro Abajo
- Quebrada Chamizal
- Quebrada Charco de Burro
- Quebrada Clarete
- Quebrada Cocina
- Quebrada El Arenal
- Quebrada El Cabuyo
- Quebrada El Canelo
- Quebrada El Medio
- Quebrada El Trapiche
- Quebrada El Vado
- Quebrada Gualimbio
- Quebrada Gualimbio
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada La Empalizada

…and 30 more.

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 2 hills.

- Serranía del Oso · 3,779 m
- Cerro Cascajal · 1,838 m
- Loma San Rafael · 1,835 m
- Alto de la Leticia · 1,804 m
- Cerro de El Morro · 1,766 m
- Loma Larga · 1,655 m

### Forests and nature

4 parks.

- Parque Benito Juárez
- Parque Caldas
- Parque Colgate Palmolive
- Parque Santa Catalina

### Estates

8 estates.

- Hacienda Alfonso
- Hacienda Caucayá
- Hacienda Chipagua
- Hacienda La Estrella
- Hacienda La Virginia
- Hacienda Las Guacas
- Hacienda Pisoje
- Hacienda Velasquillo

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Guillermo León Valencia 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 Popayán and the best time to visit

In Popayán, 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 Popayán

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Universitario San José de Popayán E.S.E · Popayán 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.45904&mlon=-76.58655#map=17/2.45904/-76.58655) 

Bank Coasmedas · Popayán 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.48034&mlon=-76.55894#map=17/2.48034/-76.55894) 

ATM BBVA · Popayán 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.45169&mlon=-76.59920#map=17/2.45169/-76.59920) 

Petrol pump Estacion de servicio Calibio · Popayán 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.48571&mlon=-76.56158#map=17/2.48571/-76.56158) 

Hotel Glamping Purace · Popayán 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.45748&mlon=-76.53547#map=17/2.45748/-76.53547) 

Mall Pasaje Comercial Depósito Norte · Popayán 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.47749&mlon=-76.55916#map=17/2.47749/-76.55916) 

School Centro Educativo Cent Doc Los Llanos · Popayán 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.45848&mlon=-76.53866#map=17/2.45848/-76.53866) 

College Sena · Popayán 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.44646&mlon=-76.53901#map=17/2.44646/-76.53901) 

Police station CAI La Paz · Popayán 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.47825&mlon=-76.56033#map=17/2.47825/-76.56033) 

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 Popayán

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

- Hospitals37
- Banks27
- ATMs11
- Petrol pumps29
- Hotels124
- Shopping malls27
- Schools343
- Colleges and universities66
- Cinemas3
- Pharmacies116
- Restaurants536
- Police stations16
- Dental clinics67

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
- Inzá
- Jambaló
- La Sierra
- La Vega
- López de Micay
- Mercaderes
- Miranda
- Morales
- Padilla
- Patía
- Piamonte
- Piendamó - Tunía
- 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 Popayán?In Cauca Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Popayán?336,084 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Popayán?About 35 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Popayán?About 701 people per km²
- What borders Popayán?Cajibío, El Tambo, Puracé, Sotará - Paispamba, Timbío and Totoró
- What is there to see in Popayán?Barrio Monserrate, Barrio Portal de las Américas, Barrio el Trebol, Barrio santa lucia
- What time zone is Popayán in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Popayán?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Popayán?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Popayán?347 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Popayán?Settlements lie between 1,556 m and 2,499 m
- What is the highest point in Popayán?Serranía del Oso (3,779 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Popayán?December to March and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Popayán?Hospital Universitario San José de Popayán E.S.E, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Popayán?Coasmedas, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Popayán?BBVA, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Popayán?Estacion de servicio Calibio, about 5.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Popayán?37 mapped
- How many banks are in Popayán?27 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Popayán?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Popayán?29 mapped
- What is the P-code of Popayán?CO19001 (OCHA common operational dataset)