# Alto Baudó Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/alto-baudo/

Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Alto Baudó

Alto Baudó is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **29,708 people** in 2025 on 2,046 km² (about 15 per km²). Its main town is Pie de Pató. 40 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 29,708people (2025)
- 2,046km²
- 23mapped services
- 72 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Alto Baudó?

Alto Baudó had an estimated **29,708 people** in 2025 — 5.2% of Chocó Department, 279th of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,017 women for every 1,000 men (below the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 2,046 km², that is about **15 people per km²**, 946th of 1121 municipalities.

33.3% of people are children under 15 and 6.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 25 across Chocó Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 65 children and older people.

0–4 ****3,216**

5–9 ****3,212**

10–14 ****3,463**

15–19 ****3,576**

20–24 ****3,293**

25–29 ****2,627**

30–34 ****2,023**

35–39 ****1,643**

40–44 ****1,327**

45–49 ****1,113**

50–54 ****926**

55–59 ****750**

60–64 ****652**

65–69 ****513**

70–74 ****389**

75–79 ****289**

80–84 ****218**

85–89 ****182**

90–94 ****146**

95+ ****103**

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 Alto Baudó?

Alto Baudó lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Bahía Solano](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/bahia-solano/), [Bajo Baudó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/bajo-baudo/), [Bojayá](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/bojaya/), [El Cantón del San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/el-canton-del-san-pablo/), [Medio Baudó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/medio-baudo/), [Nuquí](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/nuqui/), [Quibdó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/quibdo/) and [Río Quito](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/rio-quito/). By area it is the 92nd largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 4.2% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Alto Baudó is about 352 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 47 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 5.6633° N, 77.0812° 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 Alto Baudó

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Alto Baudó: 1 national park.

- Parque Nacional Natural Utría · national park

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: Alto Baudó

- 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

- Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) · Nuquí21 km
- El Caraño Airport (UIB) · Quibdó49 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 17:57).

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 Alto Baudó

Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in Alto Baudó. The largest with a recorded population: Pie de Pató (3,242). Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 115 m above sea level (median 72 m).

- Amparradó
- Antonio Salguero
- Apartadó
- Asentamiento indígena
- Batatal
- Bellavista
- Bonguito
- Cauchera
- Chachajo
- Chachajó
- Chacó
- Chigorodó
- Cocalito
- El Coco
- Felicia
- Florencia
- La Mesa
- La Playa
- La Pureza
- Las Delicias
- Muertero
- Míacora
- Nauca
- Peña Azul
- Pie de Pató
- Playita
- Puerto Córdoba
- Puerto Córdoba Urudó
- Puerto Echeverri
- Puerto Luis
- Puerto Misael
- Puerto Palacio
- Puerto Platanares
- Puerto Valencia
- San Fransisco de Cugucho
- Santa María de Condoto
- Santa Rita
- Tripicuy
- Villa Cecilia
- Yucal

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 Alto Baudó

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Berreberre
- Río Amparidó
- Río Ampará
- Río Cugucho
- Río Partadó

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 Alto Baudó and the best time to visit

In Alto Baudó, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 4,409 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (466 mm) and the driest Feb (223 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 305 

Feb 25 223 

Mar 25 270 

Apr 25 362 

May 25 406 

Jun 25 377 

Jul 25 425 

Aug 25 466 

Sep 25 420 

Oct 24 361 

Nov 24 403 

Dec 24 390 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alto Baudó

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Posadas Ecoturisticas Chachita SAS · Nuquí 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.70618&mlon=-77.26445#map=17/5.70618/-77.26445) 

School SEDE INDÍGENA DE PUERTO MORRO · Alto Baudó 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.66667&mlon=-77.05194#map=17/5.66667/-77.05194) 

College Centro regional de educación superior - CERES · Nuquí 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.70827&mlon=-77.26805#map=17/5.70827/-77.26805) 

Police station Estación de policía · Nuquí 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.70713&mlon=-77.27100#map=17/5.70713/-77.27100) 

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 Alto Baudó

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

- Schools23

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 Chocó Department

- Acandí
- Atrato
- Bagadó
- Bahía Solano
- Bajo Baudó
- Bojayá
- Carmen del Darién
- Condoto
- Cértegui
- El Cantón del San Pablo
- El Carmen de Atrato
- El Litoral del San Juan
- Istmina
- Juradó
- Lloró
- Medio Atrato
- Medio Baudó
- Medio San Juan
- Nuquí
- Nóvita
- Quibdó
- Riosucio
- Río Iró
- Río Quito
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía
- Unión Panamericana

## Quick answers

- Where is Alto Baudó?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Alto Baudó?29,708 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Alto Baudó?About 22 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Alto Baudó?About 15 people per km²
- What borders Alto Baudó?Bahía Solano, Bajo Baudó, Bojayá, El Cantón del San Pablo, Medio Baudó, Nuquí, Quibdó and Río Quito
- What is there to see in Alto Baudó?Parque Nacional Natural Utría
- What time zone is Alto Baudó in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Alto Baudó?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Alto Baudó?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Alto Baudó?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Alto Baudó?Settlements lie between 21 m and 115 m
- What is the P-code of Alto Baudó?CO27025 (OCHA common operational dataset)