# Medio Atrato Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/medio-atrato/

Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Medio Atrato

Medio Atrato is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **11,472 people** in 2025 on 1,811 km² (about 6.3 per km²). Its main town is Beté. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11,472people (2025)
- 1,811km²
- 17mapped services
- 39 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Medio Atrato?

Medio Atrato had an estimated **11,472 people** in 2025 — 2.0% of Chocó Department, 638th of 1121 municipalities. There are 930 women for every 1,000 men (below the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 1,811 km², that is about **6.3 people per km²**, 1048th of 1121 municipalities.

26.1% of people are children under 15 and 6.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 25 across Chocó Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 47 children and older people.

0–4 ****877**

5–9 ****959**

10–14 ****1,156**

15–19 ****1,283**

20–24 ****1,259**

25–29 ****1,062**

30–34 ****870**

35–39 ****762**

40–44 ****652**

45–49 ****600**

50–54 ****544**

55–59 ****426**

60–64 ****315**

65–69 ****210**

70–74 ****149**

75–79 ****119**

80–84 ****90**

85–89 ****54**

90–94 ****35**

95+ ****30**

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 Medio Atrato?

Medio Atrato lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Quibdó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/quibdo/), [Urrao](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/urrao/) and [Vigía del Fuerte](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/vigia-del-fuerte/). By area it is the 102nd largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 3.8% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Medio Atrato is about 328 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 36 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 6.0106° N, 76.6913° 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: Medio 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) · Quibdó36 km
- José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) · Bahía Solano81 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:08, 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 Medio Atrato

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Medio Atrato. Settlements here lie between about 25 m and 75 m above sea level (median 39 m).

- Baudocito
- Bebaramá
- Bebará
- Beté
- Boca de Bebará
- Bocas del Amé
- Buey
- Campo Alegre
- Campoalegre
- Panguí
- Puerto Salazar
- Pumé
- Resguardo Indigena Rio Bebar
- San Antonio de Portugal
- San José del Buey
- San Roque
- Tauchigadó
- Tenguí

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 Medio Atrato

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Ciénaga Achuarra
- Ciénaga Aguaclara
- Quebrada Cavasé
- Río Baudocito
- Río Baudó Grande
- Río Bebaramá
- Río Bebará
- Río Beté
- Río Buey
- Río Puné
- Río Tengí

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Cerro Isaac · 288 m
- Cerro Aislado · 104 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 Medio Atrato and the best time to visit

In Medio Atrato, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 4,580 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (501 mm) and the driest Feb (211 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 25 303 

Feb 25 211 

Mar 25 267 

Apr 25 374 

May 25 433 

Jun 25 406 

Jul 25 458 

Aug 25 501 

Sep 24 449 

Oct 24 370 

Nov 24 417 

Dec 24 389 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medio Atrato

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump San Pacho La María · Quibdó 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.70097&mlon=-76.63272#map=17/5.70097/-76.63272) 

Hotel Hotel kodiak barrancabermeja · Medio Atrato 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06712&mlon=-76.50909#map=17/6.06712/-76.50909) 

School Sede El Limon · Medio Atrato 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00204&mlon=-76.66402#map=17/6.00204/-76.66402) 

College Fundación Universitaria Claretiana - Uniclaretiana · Quibdó 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.74717&mlon=-76.61865#map=17/5.74717/-76.61865) 

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 Medio Atrato

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

- Hotels1
- Schools16

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 Carmen de Atrato
- El Litoral del San Juan
- Istmina
- Juradó
- Lloró
- 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 Medio Atrato?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Medio Atrato?11,472 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Medio Atrato?About 26 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Medio Atrato?About 6.3 people per km²
- What borders Medio Atrato?Quibdó, Urrao and Vigía del Fuerte
- What time zone is Medio Atrato in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Medio Atrato?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Medio Atrato?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Medio Atrato?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Medio Atrato?Settlements lie between 25 m and 75 m
- What is the highest point in Medio Atrato?Cerro Isaac (288 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medio Atrato?San Pacho La María, about 35 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medio Atrato?CO27425 (OCHA common operational dataset)