# El Carmen de Atrato Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/el-carmen-de-atrato/ Municipality · Chocó Department # El Carmen de Atrato El Carmen de Atrato is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **8,565 people** in 2025 on 830 km² (about 10 per km²). Its main town is El Carmen de Atrato. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,565people (2025) - 830km² - 12mapped services - 1,595 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in El Carmen de Atrato? El Carmen de Atrato had an estimated **8,565 people** in 2025 — 1.5% of Chocó Department, 761st of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,028 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 830 km², that is about **10 people per km²**, 1004th of 1121 municipalities. 26.0% of people are children under 15 and 9.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 25 across Chocó Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 56 children and older people. 0–4 ****702** 5–9 ****734** 10–14 ****789** 15–19 ****815** 20–24 ****767** 25–29 ****652** 30–34 ****579** 35–39 ****538** 40–44 ****476** 45–49 ****440** 50–54 ****432** 55–59 ****408** 60–64 ****388** 65–69 ****318** 70–74 ****213** 75–79 ****119** 80–84 ****72** 85–89 ****51** 90–94 ****40** 95+ ****22** 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 Carmen de Atrato? El Carmen de Atrato lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Bagadó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/bagado/), [Betania](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/betania/), [Ciudad Bolívar](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/ciudad-bolivar/), [Lloró](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/lloro/), [Quibdó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/quibdo/), [Salgar](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/salgar/) and [Urrao](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/urrao/). By area it is the 245th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.7% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of El Carmen de Atrato is about 272 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 52 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 5.8383° N, 76.2082° 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 Carmen de Atrato - 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) · Quibdó51 km - Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) · Medellín80 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:53). 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 Carmen de Atrato Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in El Carmen de Atrato. Settlements here lie between about 1,103 m and 1,923 m above sea level (median 1,595 m). - Comunidad indígena de Río la Playa - El 11 - El 12 - El 15 - El 18 - El Carmen de Atrato - El Fiera - El Pinon - El Piñón - Guaduas - La Mansa - La Puria - Las Bocas 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 Carmen de Atrato Named natural and historic features inside El Carmen de Atrato, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Río Claro - Río El Carmen - Río Girardot - Río Grande - Río Hábita ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Alto Concordia · 3,327 m - Cerro El Plateado · 3,276 m 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 Carmen de Atrato and the best time to visit In El Carmen de Atrato, the warmest month is Feb (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Nov (20 °C). About 3,394 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (355 mm) and the driest Feb (170 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 21 225 Feb 21 170 Mar 21 218 Apr 21 298 May 21 333 Jun 21 274 Jul 21 315 Aug 21 355 Sep 21 313 Oct 20 297 Nov 20 314 Dec 20 282 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Carmen de Atrato Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Ciudad Bolivar Ant · Ciudad Bolívar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.84916&mlon=-76.02035#map=17/5.84916/-76.02035) Bank Davivienda · Ciudad Bolívar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.84968&mlon=-76.02060#map=17/5.84968/-76.02060) Petrol pump EDS La Colina · Ciudad Bolívar 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.85554&mlon=-76.03578#map=17/5.85554/-76.03578) Hotel ProAves Las Tángaras lodge · El Carmen de Atrato 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.85233&mlon=-76.18253#map=17/5.85233/-76.18253) School Sede Indigena Bellavista · El Carmen de Atrato 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.85900&mlon=-76.14940#map=17/5.85900/-76.14940) College Institución Educativa Julio Restrepo Sede 2 · Salgar 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96180&mlon=-75.97346#map=17/5.96180/-75.97346) Police station Subestación de Policía Farallones · Ciudad Bolívar 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.80005&mlon=-76.02848#map=17/5.80005/-76.02848) 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 Carmen de Atrato Places mapped inside El Carmen de Atrato in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Schools10 - Restaurants1 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 Cantón del San Pablo - 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 Carmen de Atrato?In Chocó Department, Colombia - What is the population of El Carmen de Atrato?8,565 (2025 estimate) - What is the median age in El Carmen de Atrato?About 29 years (2025 estimate) - What is the population density of El Carmen de Atrato?About 10 people per km² - What borders El Carmen de Atrato?Bagadó, Betania, Ciudad Bolívar, Lloró, Quibdó, Salgar and Urrao - What time zone is El Carmen de Atrato in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Carmen de Atrato?Peso (COP) - What language is spoken in El Carmen de Atrato?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Carmen de Atrato?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Carmen de Atrato?Settlements lie between 1,103 m and 1,923 m - What is the highest point in El Carmen de Atrato?Alto Concordia (3,327 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to El Carmen de Atrato?Hospital Ciudad Bolivar Ant, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Carmen de Atrato?Davivienda, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Carmen de Atrato?EDS La Colina, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Carmen de Atrato?CO27245 (OCHA common operational dataset)