# Cértegui Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Cértegui

Cértegui is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **5,980 people** in 2025 on 423 km² (about 14 per km²). Its main town is Cértegui. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,980people (2025)
- 423km²
- 3mapped services
- 137 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Cértegui?

Cértegui had an estimated **5,980 people** in 2025 — 1.1% of Chocó Department, 892nd of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,167 women for every 1,000 men (above the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 423 km², that is about **14 people per km²**, 956th of 1121 municipalities.

26.5% of people are children under 15 and 11.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 25 across Chocó Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 60 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 Cértegui?

Cértegui lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Atrato](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/atrato/), [Bagadó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/bagado/), [El Cantón del San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/el-canton-del-san-pablo/), [Lloró](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/lloro/), [Río Quito](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/rio-quito/), [Tadó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/tado/) and [Unión Panamericana](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/union-panamericana/). By area it is the 427th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.9% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Cértegui is about 284 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 37 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 5.3847° N, 76.5254° 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).

## Know before you go: Cértegui

- 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

- El Caraño Airport (UIB) · Quibdó36 km
- Matecaña International Airport (PEI) · Pereira108 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:55).

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 Cértegui

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Cértegui. The largest with a recorded population: Cértegui (2,854). Settlements here lie between about 53 m and 226 m above sea level (median 137 m).

- Calle Larga
- Chambaré
- Cértegui
- El Llano
- Ibordo
- La Vuelta
- Las Hamacas
- Ogodó
- Tapera

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 Cértegui

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Churimá

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 Cértegui and the best time to visit

In Cértegui, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Nov (20 °C). About 3,315 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (333 mm) and the driest Feb (179 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 21 222 

Feb 22 179 

Mar 22 224 

Apr 21 295 

May 21 317 

Jun 22 262 

Jul 22 294 

Aug 22 333 

Sep 21 294 

Oct 21 296 

Nov 20 315 

Dec 21 286 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cértegui

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital IPS ESE Hospital San José de Tadó · Tadó 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26516&mlon=-76.55574#map=17/5.26516/-76.55574) 

Bank Banco Agrario de Colombia · Tadó 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26372&mlon=-76.56161#map=17/5.26372/-76.56161) 

ATM Quibdó | Banco de Bogotá · Quibdó 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.68941&mlon=-76.66052#map=17/5.68941/-76.66052) 

Petrol pump EDS Servibrío Tado · Tadó 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26570&mlon=-76.56355#map=17/5.26570/-76.56355) 

Hotel Villas Del Remolino · Tadó 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.27213&mlon=-76.54811#map=17/5.27213/-76.54811) 

Mall Centro Comercial El Caraño · Quibdó 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.69013&mlon=-76.64428#map=17/5.69013/-76.64428) 

School Centro Educativo Indigena Parecito · Cértegui 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.36393&mlon=-76.54092#map=17/5.36393/-76.54092) 

College Universidad Del San Juan - Istmina · Istmina 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15426&mlon=-76.67982#map=17/5.15426/-76.67982) 

Police station Estacion De Policia Istmina · Istmina 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15411&mlon=-76.68741#map=17/5.15411/-76.68741) 

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 Cértegui

Places mapped inside Cértegui 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 Chocó Department

- Acandí
- Alto Baudó
- Atrato
- Bagadó
- Bahía Solano
- Bajo Baudó
- Bojayá
- Carmen del Darién
- Condoto
- 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 Cértegui?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Cértegui?5,980 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Cértegui?About 30 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Cértegui?About 14 people per km²
- What borders Cértegui?Atrato, Bagadó, El Cantón del San Pablo, Lloró, Río Quito, Tadó and Unión Panamericana
- What time zone is Cértegui in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cértegui?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Cértegui?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cértegui?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cértegui?Settlements lie between 53 m and 226 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cértegui?IPS ESE Hospital San José de Tadó, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cértegui?Banco Agrario de Colombia, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Cértegui?Quibdó | Banco de Bogotá, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cértegui?EDS Servibrío Tado, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cértegui?CO27160 (OCHA common operational dataset)