# Medio San Juan Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Medio San Juan

Medio San Juan is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **11,347 people** in 2025 on 660 km² (about 17 per km²). 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11,347people (2025)
- 660km²
- 1mapped service
- 43 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Medio San Juan?

Medio San Juan had an estimated **11,347 people** in 2025 — 2.0% of Chocó Department, 644th of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,060 women for every 1,000 men (above the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 660 km², that is about **17 people per km²**, 916th of 1121 municipalities.

30.6% of people are children under 15 and 10.4% 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 70 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,185**

5–9 ****1,160**

10–14 ****1,123**

15–19 ****1,021**

20–24 ****923**

25–29 ****834**

30–34 ****751**

35–39 ****664**

40–44 ****568**

45–49 ****525**

50–54 ****503**

55–59 ****462**

60–64 ****433**

65–69 ****365**

70–74 ****289**

75–79 ****198**

80–84 ****135**

85–89 ****98**

90–94 ****60**

95+ ****35**

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 San Juan?

Medio San Juan lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Condoto](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/condoto/), [Istmina](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/istmina/), [Nóvita](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/novita/), [Río Iró](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/rio-iro/) and [Sipí](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/sipi/). By area it is the 292nd largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.4% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Medio San Juan is about 306 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 100 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 4.8082° N, 76.8361° 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 San Juan

- 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) · Quibdó100 km
- Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) · Buenaventura111 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 06:07, 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 San Juan

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Medio San Juan. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 75 m above sea level (median 43 m).

- Andagoya
- Babedó
- Bebedó
- Boca de Suroco
- Chambacua
- Chaqui
- Cinco Islas
- Derrumbito
- Dipurdú El Guasimo
- Dipurdú del Guasimo
- Doidó
- Drago
- El Jague
- Fujiadó
- La Unión
- Murillo
- Noanamá
- Paimado
- Paimadó
- Playa del Rosario
- Puerto Murillo
- San Miguel
- Suruco
- Union Wounaan

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 San Juan

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

### Water

33 rivers and streams.

- Brazo Paimadó
- Quebrada Agua Negra
- Quebrada Aguasucia
- Quebrada Amguisirre
- Quebrada Bebedó
- Quebrada Callelarga
- Quebrada Carbonero
- Quebrada Carpio
- Quebrada Chancama
- Quebrada Cumperro
- Quebrada Dipurdú de Guasimo
- Quebrada Dipurdú de Sabongo
- Quebrada Doidó
- Quebrada El Oso
- Quebrada Gonzalo
- Quebrada Guapagara
- Quebrada Hilario
- Quebrada Hormiguera
- Quebrada Jumao
- Quebrada Limón
- Quebrada Malace
- Quebrada Opogodó
- Quebrada Paimadó
- Quebrada Salado

…and 9 more.

### Coast and islands

3 islands.

- Isla Garzón
- Isla Popa de Balso
- Isla de Garra

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Mandinga Airport

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 San Juan and the best time to visit

In Medio San Juan, 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 San Juan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital San Jose De Condoto · Condoto 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.09321&mlon=-76.65059#map=17/5.09321/-76.65059) 

Hotel Hotel Tamana · Nóvita 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.95685&mlon=-76.60540#map=17/4.95685/-76.60540) 

School Sede Diego Luis Córdoba de Charco Hondo · Sipí 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.75883&mlon=-76.83295#map=17/4.75883/-76.83295) 

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 San Juan

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

- Schools1

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 Baudó
- Nuquí
- Nóvita
- Quibdó
- Riosucio
- Río Iró
- Río Quito
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía
- Unión Panamericana

## Quick answers

- Where is Medio San Juan?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Medio San Juan?11,347 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Medio San Juan?About 27 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Medio San Juan?About 17 people per km²
- What borders Medio San Juan?Condoto, Istmina, Nóvita, Río Iró and Sipí
- What time zone is Medio San Juan in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Medio San Juan?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Medio San Juan?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Medio San Juan?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Medio San Juan?Settlements lie between 19 m and 75 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medio San Juan?Hospital San Jose De Condoto, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medio San Juan?CO27450 (OCHA common operational dataset)