# Río Quito Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Río Quito

Río Quito is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **8,823 people** in 2025 on 698 km² (about 13 per km²). Its main town is Paimandó. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,823people (2025)
- 698km²
- 5mapped services
- 83 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Río Quito?

Río Quito had an estimated **8,823 people** in 2025 — 1.6% of Chocó Department, 747th of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,110 women for every 1,000 men (above the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 698 km², that is about **13 people per km²**, 971st of 1121 municipalities.

29.3% of people are children under 15 and 7.6% 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 58 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 Quito?

Río Quito lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Alto Baudó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/alto-baudo/), [Atrato](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/atrato/), [Cértegui](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/certegui/), [El Cantón del San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/el-canton-del-san-pablo/) and [Quibdó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/quibdo/). By area it is the 283rd largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.4% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Río Quito is about 318 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 21 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 5.5517° N, 76.7919° 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 Quito

- 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) · Quibdó23 km
- José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) · Bahía Solano98 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 06:08, sunset around 17:56).

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 Quito

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Río Quito.

- Asentamiento
- La Punta
- Paimadó
- Paimandó
- Puerto Juan
- San Isidro
- Sanami
- Tuadó
- Villa Conto

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 Río Quito

Named natural and historic features inside Río Quito, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Paimadó
- Quebrada Taridó
- Río Chigorodó de Abajo
- Río Pató
- Río Yeguedó

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 Río Quito and the best time to visit

In Río Quito, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 4,409 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (466 mm) and the driest Feb (223 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 25 305 

Feb 25 223 

Mar 25 270 

Apr 25 362 

May 25 406 

Jun 25 377 

Jul 25 425 

Aug 25 466 

Sep 25 420 

Oct 24 361 

Nov 24 403 

Dec 24 390 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Río Quito

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Reina Virgen Maria · Quibdó 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.68552&mlon=-76.66238#map=17/5.68552/-76.66238) 

Bank Banco de la Republica · Quibdó 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.69015&mlon=-76.66166#map=17/5.69015/-76.66166) 

ATM Quibdó | Banco de Bogotá · Quibdó 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.68941&mlon=-76.66052#map=17/5.68941/-76.66052) 

Petrol pump Las Palmas Principal · Quibdó 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.64993&mlon=-76.64584#map=17/5.64993/-76.64584) 

Hotel Hotel Palermo · Quibdó 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.67880&mlon=-76.65853#map=17/5.67880/-76.65853) 

Mall Comercial Passage Multivarios · Quibdó 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.68854&mlon=-76.66113#map=17/5.68854/-76.66113) 

School SEDE INDÍGENA QUIJARADO · Río Quito 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.60000&mlon=-76.73972#map=17/5.60000/-76.73972) 

College IE Agropecuaria Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes · Río Quito 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.55491&mlon=-76.75738#map=17/5.55491/-76.75738) 

Police station Comando de Policia Municipal · Quibdó 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.69289&mlon=-76.66068#map=17/5.69289/-76.66068) 

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 Quito

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

- Schools4
- Colleges and universities1

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 Iró
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía
- Unión Panamericana

## Quick answers

- Where is Río Quito?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Río Quito?8,823 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Río Quito?About 26 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Río Quito?About 13 people per km²
- What borders Río Quito?Alto Baudó, Atrato, Cértegui, El Cantón del San Pablo and Quibdó
- What time zone is Río Quito in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Río Quito?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Río Quito?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Río Quito?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Río Quito?Clinica Reina Virgen Maria, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Río Quito?Banco de la Republica, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Río Quito?Quibdó | Banco de Bogotá, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Río Quito?Las Palmas Principal, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Río Quito?CO27600 (OCHA common operational dataset)