# Guaduas Municipality, Cundinamarca Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Cundinamarca Department 

# Guaduas

Guaduas is a municipality of Colombia in Cundinamarca Department. It had an estimated **38,131 people** in 2025 on 764 km² (about 50 per km²). Its main town is Guaduas. 109 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 114 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 38,131people (2025)
- 764km²
- 114mapped services
- 1,039 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Guaduas?

Guaduas had an estimated **38,131 people** in 2025 — 1.0% of Cundinamarca Department, 202nd of 1121 municipalities. There are 832 women for every 1,000 men (below the Cundinamarca Department figure of 1,024). Spread over 764 km², that is about **50 people per km²**, 544th of 1121 municipalities.

17.7% of people are children under 15 and 14.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 37 years (it is 33 across Cundinamarca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 47 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,045**

5–9 ****2,338**

10–14 ****2,370**

15–19 ****2,308**

20–24 ****2,700**

25–29 ****3,100**

30–34 ****2,993**

35–39 ****2,752**

40–44 ****2,717**

45–49 ****2,554**

50–54 ****2,358**

55–59 ****2,302**

60–64 ****2,155**

65–69 ****1,865**

70–74 ****1,464**

75–79 ****1,009**

80–84 ****594**

85–89 ****312**

90–94 ****138**

95+ ****43**

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 Guaduas?

Guaduas lies in [Cundinamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 10 other municipalities: [Armero](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/tolima/armero/), [Caparrapí](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/caparrapi/), [Chaguaní](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/chaguani/), [Honda](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/tolima/honda/), [La Dorada](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/caldas/la-dorada/), [Puerto Salgar](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/puerto-salgar/), [Quebradanegra](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/quebradanegra/), [Vianí](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/viani/), [Villeta](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/villeta/) and [Útica](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/utica/). By area it is the 267th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 3.4% of [Cundinamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/). The centre of Guaduas is about 93 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. The centre point is at 5.2041° N, 74.6662° 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).

## Things to see in and around Guaduas

OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Guaduas: 3 attractions; 1 waterfall; 1 monument; 1 museum.

- Casa de Policarpa Salavarrieta · museum
- Salto de Versalles · waterfall
- Alto de Totumal · attraction
- Pozo Lajitas · attraction
- Puerto Gallote Ruins · attraction
- Acequía colonial · monument

### Nearby, outside Guaduas

- río Magdalena · museum, Honda7.6 km
- Casa de los Conquistadores · monument, Honda7.7 km
- Calle de Las Trampas · attraction, Honda7.7 km
- Casa cultural y museo Alfonso López Pumarejo · museum, Honda7.8 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Guaduas

- 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 Dorado International Airport (BOG) · Bogota80 km
- La Nubia Airport (MZL) · Manizales91 km

### Nearest railway station

México (La Dorada), about 30 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 05:59, sunset around 17:48).

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 Guaduas

Open gazetteers list **109 villages, towns and localities** in Guaduas. The largest with a recorded population: Guaduas (41,838) and Granada (1,100). Settlements here lie between about 183 m and 1,893 m above sea level (median 1,039 m).

- Albania
- Altamira
- Alto El Morro
- Alto Girardot
- Ayacucho
- Balooncito
- Baltimore
- Barbascales
- Barroso
- Bayon
- Benjamín Herrera
- Bucaramanga
- Calamoima
- Carbón
- Carrasposa
- Centro
- Cerro las Putacas
- Chipauta
- Ciudad de los Virreyes
- Cocolo Y Molano
- Cocoló
- Cucharal
- Cumbre
- El Boquerón
- El Columpio
- El Escalotr
- El Escritorio
- El Gramalotal
- El Jardín
- El Otono Lithia
- El Palmar
- El Palmer
- El Pital
- El Rincón
- El Silencio
- El Trebol
- El Vallado
- El Zarcillo
- Francisco Javier Matiz
- Gacheta
- Galán
- Granada
- Granja
- Guacamaya
- Guacamayas
- Guaduas
- Guaduero
- Juan Cruz
- La Argentina
- La Cabaña
- La Concepción
- La Cumbre
- La Esmeralda
- La Esperanza
- La Florida
- La Granja
- La Libertad
- La Macarena
- La Machuca
- La Mahecha
- La Maria
- La Mesa
- La Palmera
- La Paz
- La Salada
- La Sonadora
- La Unión
- Las Aguilas
- Las Delicias
- Las Tibayes
- Loma Sabaneta
- Madrigal
- Matadero
- Monte Corrales
- Monte Frío
- Nápoles
- Paramillo
- Pensilvania
- Perico
- Piedras Blancas
- Popular
- Potosí
- Primavera
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Quebrada El Guaduero
- Quebrada La Vieja
- Quebrada Madrigal
- Quebrada Pontona
- Quebrada Tocuy
- Samaria
- San Cayetano
- San José
- San Luis
- San Miguel de las Guaduas
- San Vincente
- Santa Cecilia
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Rosa
- Santo Domingo
- Tabaquera
- Tauchira
- Tembladal
- Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera
- Totumal
- Vereda El Trigo
- Vereda Sargento
- Versalles
- Villa de Guaduas
- Zamora

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 Guaduas

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

### Water

48 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall.

- Cañada El Carón
- Quebrada Aguasclaros
- Quebrada Avispas
- Quebrada Bermejo
- Quebrada Cimarrona
- Quebrada Cucharal
- Quebrada Dantas
- Quebrada El Chocho
- Quebrada El Consuelo
- Quebrada El Curo
- Quebrada El Guaduero
- Quebrada El Menal
- Quebrada El Reposo
- Quebrada El Sargento
- Quebrada Guabinos
- Quebrada Guadualito
- Quebrada La Baba
- Quebrada La Caña
- Quebrada La Cieba
- Quebrada La Garcera
- Quebrada La Pedregosa
- Quebrada Los Iimones
- Quebrada Los Velasquez
- Quebrada Madrigal

…and 25 more.

### Hills and mountains

18 hills; 1 mountain.

- Alto de Palermo · 1,865 m
- Alto del Gavilán · 1,814 m
- Alto del Cural · 1,690 m
- Alto del Trigo · 1,673 m
- Alto del Chusque · 1,471 m
- Alto de Agua Clara · 1,366 m
- Alto del Ficalito · 1,331 m
- Alto La Gloría · 1,285 m
- Alto de La Trampa · 1,160 m
- Alto de Piedrablanca · 1,017 m
- Cerro Tauchiral · 974 m
- Alto de Chorrillos · 878 m
- Cerro Alcaparrosa · 852 m
- Cerros de Montaña Negra · 713 m
- Alto Pico de Gallo · 648 m
- Cerro El Zancudo · 618 m
- Cerro Dantas · 448 m
- Cerro Piedras Negras · 401 m
- Cerro Morrocoyal · 321 m

### Getting around

2 airfields.

- Mendez Este
- Mendez Este Sudeste

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 Guaduas and the best time to visit

In Guaduas, the warmest month is Feb (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Nov (20 °C). About 1,413 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (183 mm) and the driest Jan (45 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and July to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 45 

Feb 21 69 

Mar 21 117 

Apr 20 183 

May 20 173 

Jun 20 132 

Jul 20 108 

Aug 21 92 

Sep 21 93 

Oct 20 165 

Nov 20 147 

Dec 20 90 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guaduas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital San Juan De Dios · Honda 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.19925&mlon=-74.75079#map=17/5.19925/-74.75079) 

Bank Bank of Bogotá · Honda 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.20379&mlon=-74.73684#map=17/5.20379/-74.73684) 

ATM Banco Agrario · Útica 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.18990&mlon=-74.47980#map=17/5.18990/-74.47980) 

Petrol pump Puerto Bogotá · Guaduas 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.20627&mlon=-74.73130#map=17/5.20627/-74.73130) 

Hotel Casa Hotel Paraiso tropical · Guaduas 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.19175&mlon=-74.69742#map=17/5.19175/-74.69742) 

Mall Plaza de mercado de honda · Honda 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.20404&mlon=-74.73803#map=17/5.20404/-74.73803) 

School Colegio Departamental Puerto Bogotá · Guaduas 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.20786&mlon=-74.73088#map=17/5.20786/-74.73088) 

College Colegio Tecnico Bilingue · Honda 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.21666&mlon=-74.73482#map=17/5.21666/-74.73482) 

Police station Subestación de Policía Puerto Bogotá Tolima · Guaduas 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.20632&mlon=-74.73365#map=17/5.20632/-74.73365) 

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 Guaduas

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels50
- Schools4
- Pharmacies3
- Restaurants51
- Police stations1

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 Cundinamarca Department

- Agua de Dios
- Albán
- Anapoima
- Anolaima
- Apulo
- Arbeláez
- Beltrán
- Bituima
- Bojacá
- Cabrera
- Cachipay
- Cajicá
- Caparrapí
- Carmen de Carupa
- Chaguaní
- Chipaque
- Choachí
- Chocontá
- Chía
- Cogua
- Cota
- Cucunubá
- Cáqueza
- El Colegio
- El Peñón
- El Rosal
- Facatativá
- Fosca
- Funza
- Fusagasugá
- Fómeque
- Fúquene
- Gachalá
- Gachancipá
- Gachetá
- Gama
- Girardot
- Granada
- Guachetá
- Guasca
- Guataquí
- Guatavita
- Guayabal de Síquima
- Guayabetal
- Gutiérrez
- Jerusalén
- Junín
- La Calera
- La Mesa
- La Palma
- La Peña
- La Vega
- Lenguazaque
- Machetá
- Madrid
- Manta
- Medina
- Mosquera
- Nariño
- Nemocón
- Nilo
- Nimaima
- Nocaima
- Pacho
- Paime
- Pandi
- Paratebueno
- Pasca
- Puerto Salgar
- Pulí
- Quebradanegra
- Quetame
- Quipile
- Ricaurte
- San Antonio del Tequendama
- San Bernardo
- San Cayetano
- San Francisco
- San Juan de Rioseco
- Sasaima
- Sesquilé
- Sibaté
- Silvania
- Simijaca
- Soacha
- Sopó
- Subachoque
- Suesca
- Supatá
- Susa
- Sutatausa
- Tabio
- Tausa
- Tena
- Tenjo
- Tibacuy
- Tibirita
- Tocaima
- Tocancipá
- Topaipí
- Ubalá
- Ubaque
- Une
- Venecia
- Vergara
- Vianí
- Villa de San Diego de Ubaté
- Villagómez
- Villapinzón
- Villeta
- Viotá
- Yacopí
- Zipacón
- Zipaquirá
- Útica

## Quick answers

- Where is Guaduas?In Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Guaduas?38,131 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Guaduas?About 37 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Guaduas?About 50 people per km²
- What borders Guaduas?Armero, Caparrapí, Chaguaní, Honda, La Dorada, Puerto Salgar, Quebradanegra, Vianí, Villeta and Útica
- What is there to see in Guaduas?Acequía colonial, Alto de Totumal, Casa de Policarpa Salavarrieta, Pozo Lajitas
- What time zone is Guaduas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Guaduas?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Guaduas?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Guaduas?109 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guaduas?Settlements lie between 183 m and 1,893 m
- What is the highest point in Guaduas?Alto de Palermo (1,865 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Guaduas?December to March and July to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guaduas?Hospital San Juan De Dios, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Guaduas?Bank of Bogotá, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Guaduas?Banco Agrario, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guaduas?Puerto Bogotá, about 7.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Guaduas?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Guaduas?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Guaduas?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Guaduas?CO25320 (OCHA common operational dataset)