# Medio Baudó Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Medio Baudó

Medio Baudó is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **16,435 people** in 2025 on 1,370 km² (about 12 per km²). Its main town is Puerto Meluk. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16,435people (2025)
- 1,370km²
- 4mapped services
- 47 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Medio Baudó?

Medio Baudó had an estimated **16,435 people** in 2025 — 2.9% of Chocó Department, 496th of 1121 municipalities. There are 987 women for every 1,000 men (below the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 1,370 km², that is about **12 people per km²**, 975th of 1121 municipalities.

34.1% of people are children under 15 and 7.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 25 across Chocó Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 71 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,842**

5–9 ****1,870**

10–14 ****1,895**

15–19 ****1,717**

20–24 ****1,404**

25–29 ****1,158**

30–34 ****1,098**

35–39 ****1,025**

40–44 ****839**

45–49 ****716**

50–54 ****642**

55–59 ****553**

60–64 ****473**

65–69 ****335**

70–74 ****260**

75–79 ****229**

80–84 ****181**

85–89 ****109**

90–94 ****51**

95+ ****25**

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 Baudó?

Medio Baudó lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Alto Baudó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/alto-baudo/), [Bajo Baudó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/bajo-baudo/), [El Cantón del San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/el-canton-del-san-pablo/) and [Istmina](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/istmina/). By area it is the 142nd largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 2.8% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Medio Baudó is about 327 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 71 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 5.1478° N, 76.9865° 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 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) · Nuquí70 km
- El Caraño Airport (UIB) · Quibdó71 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:08, 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 Medio Baudó

Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Medio Baudó. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 158 m above sea level (median 47 m).

- Adriano Potes
- Aguas negras
- Agustín Vivas
- Almendro
- Anselmo Sedy
- Arenal
- Bartolo Gamboa
- Baudocito
- Beriguadó
- Berrecuy
- Boca de Pepé
- Boca de Pepé (Medio Baudó)
- Bocas de Curundó
- Bubuchua
- Carmen Abadía
- Caserío Guadualito
- Curundo La banca
- Daniel Sánchez
- El Salado
- El cedro
- Eva Potes
- Guadualito
- Juan Huaitoto
- Juan de Dios
- La Puerquera
- Mirado
- Pablo VI
- Patrocinio Córdoba
- Pie de Pepe
- Pie de Pepé
- Puerto Libia
- Puerto Libre del Río Pepé
- Puerto Meluk
- Quera
- San José de Quera
- Santa Cecilia-Quebrada Oro Chocó
- Secundino Perea
- Trapiche del Río Pepé

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 Baudó

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Baudocito
- Quebrada Currindó
- Quebrada El Bagre
- Quebrada Sandocito
- Quebrada Sandó
- Quebrada Torreidó
- Quebrada Torreidó
- Río Membá
- Río Pepé

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 Baudó and the best time to visit

In Medio Baudó, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 3,461 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (191 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 25 237 

Feb 25 191 

Mar 25 229 

Apr 25 307 

May 25 323 

Jun 25 280 

Jul 25 302 

Aug 25 331 

Sep 25 310 

Oct 24 304 

Nov 24 334 

Dec 24 313 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medio Baudó

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de atencion odontologica Heydental · Istmina 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15889&mlon=-76.69170#map=17/5.15889/-76.69170) 

Bank Banco W · Istmina 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.16086&mlon=-76.68764#map=17/5.16086/-76.68764) 

Petrol pump EDS La Chocoanita · Istmina 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15166&mlon=-76.68898#map=17/5.15166/-76.68898) 

Hotel Hotel Polita · Istmina 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15697&mlon=-76.68782#map=17/5.15697/-76.68782) 

School Sede Indigena Puerto Torreido · Medio Baudó 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.21000&mlon=-76.97306#map=17/5.21000/-76.97306) 

College Seminario San Pio X · Istmina 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15608&mlon=-76.68660#map=17/5.15608/-76.68660) 

Police station Estacion De Policia Istmina · Istmina 33 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 Medio Baudó

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

- Schools4

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 Atrato
- 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 Baudó?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Medio Baudó?16,435 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Medio Baudó?About 23 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Medio Baudó?About 12 people per km²
- What borders Medio Baudó?Alto Baudó, Bajo Baudó, El Cantón del San Pablo and Istmina
- What time zone is Medio Baudó in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Medio Baudó?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Medio Baudó?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Medio Baudó?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Medio Baudó?Settlements lie between 9 m and 158 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medio Baudó?Centro de atencion odontologica Heydental, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medio Baudó?Banco W, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medio Baudó?EDS La Chocoanita, about 33 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medio Baudó?CO27430 (OCHA common operational dataset)