# El Cantón del San Pablo Municipality, Chocó Department

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Municipality · Chocó Department 

# El Cantón del San Pablo

El Cantón del San Pablo is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **6,545 people** in 2025 on 380 km² (about 17 per km²). Its main town is Managrú. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,545people (2025)
- 380km²
- 3mapped services
- 119 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in El Cantón del San Pablo?

El Cantón del San Pablo had an estimated **6,545 people** in 2025 — 1.2% of Chocó Department, 862nd of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,045 women for every 1,000 men (above the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 380 km², that is about **17 people per km²**, 915th of 1121 municipalities.

30.6% of people are children under 15 and 8.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 25 across Chocó Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 65 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 El Cantón del San Pablo?

El Cantón del San Pablo lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Alto Baudó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/alto-baudo/), [Cértegui](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/certegui/), [Istmina](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/istmina/), [Medio Baudó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/medio-baudo/), [Río Quito](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/rio-quito/) and [Unión Panamericana](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/union-panamericana/). By area it is the 469th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.8% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of El Cantón del San Pablo is about 309 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 5.3769° N, 76.7639° 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: El Cantón del San Pablo

- 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) · Quibdó37 km
- José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) · Bahía Solano115 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 06:07, sunset around 17:56).

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 Cantón del San Pablo

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in El Cantón del San Pablo. The largest with a recorded population: El Cantón de San Pablo (3,271). Settlements here lie between about 53 m and 137 m above sea level (median 119 m).

- Boca de Raspadura
- El Cantón de San Pablo
- Guapandó
- La Isla
- La Victoria
- Managrú
- Puerto Nuevo
- Puerto Pervel
- Taridó

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 Cantón del San Pablo

Named natural and historic features inside El Cantón del San Pablo, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Managrucita
- Río Cértegui
- Río Managrú

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 Cantón del San Pablo and the best time to visit

In El Cantón del San Pablo, 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 El Cantón del San Pablo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de atencion odontologica Heydental · Istmina 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15889&mlon=-76.69170#map=17/5.15889/-76.69170) 

Bank Banco W · Istmina 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.16086&mlon=-76.68764#map=17/5.16086/-76.68764) 

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 La Tadoreña · Tadó 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26450&mlon=-76.57121#map=17/5.26450/-76.57121) 

Hotel Hotel Y Piscina La Y · Unión Panamericana 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.29990&mlon=-76.62587#map=17/5.29990/-76.62587) 

Mall Comercial Passage Multivarios · Quibdó 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.68854&mlon=-76.66113#map=17/5.68854/-76.66113) 

School Sede San José de Quité · El Cantón del San Pablo 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.35300&mlon=-76.77800#map=17/5.35300/-76.77800) 

College IE Agropecuaria Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes · Río Quito 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.55491&mlon=-76.75738#map=17/5.55491/-76.75738) 

Police station Estacion De Policia Istmina · Istmina 26 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 El Cantón del San Pablo

Places mapped inside El Cantón del San Pablo 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
- Cértegui
- 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 El Cantón del San Pablo?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of El Cantón del San Pablo?6,545 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in El Cantón del San Pablo?About 27 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of El Cantón del San Pablo?About 17 people per km²
- What borders El Cantón del San Pablo?Alto Baudó, Cértegui, Istmina, Medio Baudó, Río Quito and Unión Panamericana
- What time zone is El Cantón del San Pablo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Cantón del San Pablo?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in El Cantón del San Pablo?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Cantón del San Pablo?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Cantón del San Pablo?Settlements lie between 53 m and 137 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Cantón del San Pablo?Centro de atencion odontologica Heydental, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Cantón del San Pablo?Banco W, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Cantón del San Pablo?Quibdó | Banco de Bogotá, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Cantón del San Pablo?EDS La Tadoreña, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Cantón del San Pablo?CO27135 (OCHA common operational dataset)