# Río Iró Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/rio-iro/

Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Río Iró

Río Iró is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **5,834 people** in 2025 on 325 km² (about 18 per km²). Its main town is Santa Rita. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,834people (2025)
- 325km²
- 10mapped services
- 151 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Río Iró?

Río Iró had an estimated **5,834 people** in 2025 — 1.0% of Chocó Department, 901st of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,034 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 325 km², that is about **18 people per km²**, 904th of 1121 municipalities.

31.4% of people are children under 15 and 11.9% 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 76 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 Río Iró?

Río Iró lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Condoto](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/condoto/), [Istmina](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/istmina/), [Medio San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/medio-san-juan/) and [Tadó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/tado/). By area it is the 522nd largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.7% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Río Iró is about 269 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 62 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 5.1810° N, 76.4433° 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: Río Iró

- 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) · Quibdó61 km
- Matecaña International Airport (PEI) · Pereira88 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:06, 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 Río Iró

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Río Iró. Settlements here lie between about 115 m and 222 m above sea level (median 151 m).

- La Esperanza
- Muchidó la Guama
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rita de Iró
- Viroviro

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).

## Weather in Río Iró and the best time to visit

In Río Iró, the warmest month is Jun (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Nov (21 °C). About 2,677 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (273 mm) and the driest Feb (156 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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- Feb
- Mar
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 171 

Feb 22 156 

Mar 22 195 

Apr 22 256 

May 22 257 

Jun 22 202 

Jul 22 212 

Aug 22 237 

Sep 22 220 

Oct 21 260 

Nov 21 273 

Dec 21 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Río Iró

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital IPS ESE Hospital San José de Tadó · Tadó 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26516&mlon=-76.55574#map=17/5.26516/-76.55574) 

Bank Banco Agrario de Colombia · Tadó 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26372&mlon=-76.56161#map=17/5.26372/-76.56161) 

Petrol pump EDS Servibrío Tado · Tadó 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26570&mlon=-76.56355#map=17/5.26570/-76.56355) 

Hotel Villas Del Remolino · Tadó 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.27213&mlon=-76.54811#map=17/5.27213/-76.54811) 

School Sede Chontaduro · Río Iró 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.17662&mlon=-76.43273#map=17/5.17662/-76.43273) 

College Universidad Del San Juan - Istmina · Istmina 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15426&mlon=-76.67982#map=17/5.15426/-76.67982) 

Police station Estacion De Policia Istmina · Istmina 27 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 Río Iró

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

- Schools9
- 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 Carmen de Atrato
- El Litoral del San Juan
- Istmina
- Juradó
- Lloró
- Medio Atrato
- Medio Baudó
- Medio San Juan
- Nuquí
- Nóvita
- Quibdó
- Riosucio
- Río Quito
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía
- Unión Panamericana

## Quick answers

- Where is Río Iró?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Río Iró?5,834 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Río Iró?About 26 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Río Iró?About 18 people per km²
- What borders Río Iró?Condoto, Istmina, Medio San Juan and Tadó
- What time zone is Río Iró in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Río Iró?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Río Iró?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Río Iró?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Río Iró?Settlements lie between 115 m and 222 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Río Iró?IPS ESE Hospital San José de Tadó, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Río Iró?Banco Agrario de Colombia, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Río Iró?EDS Servibrío Tado, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Río Iró?CO27580 (OCHA common operational dataset)