# Cacahual Municipality, Guainía Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/cacahual/ Municipality · Guainía Department # Cacahual Cacahual is a municipality of Colombia in Guainía Department. It had an estimated **916 people** in 2025 on 2,307 km² (about 0.4 per km²). 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 916people (2025) - 2,307km² - 2mapped services - 90 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Cacahual? Cacahual had an estimated **916 people** in 2025 — 1.7% of Guainía Department, 1118th of 1121 municipalities. There are 949 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Guainía Department figure of 941). Spread over 2,307 km², that is about **0.4 people per km²**, 1107th of 1121 municipalities. 44.2% of people are children under 15 and 3.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 18 years (it is 22 across Guainía Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 91 children and older people. 0–4 ****115** 5–9 ****144** 10–14 ****146** 15–19 ****105** 20–24 ****84** 25–29 ****70** 30–34 ****51** 35–39 ****36** 40–44 ****33** 45–49 ****35** 50–54 ****27** 55–59 ****20** 60–64 ****19** 65–69 ****13** 70–74 ****10** 75–79 ****6** 80–84 ****2** 85–89 ****0** 90–94 ****0** 95+ ****0** 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 Cacahual? Cacahual lies in [Guainía Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 2 other municipalities: [Inírida](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/inirida/) and [Puerto Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/puerto-colombia/). By area it is the 86th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 3.3% of [Guainía Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/). The centre of Cacahual is about 735 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 62 km from Inírida, the main town of Guainía Department. The centre point is at 3.4447° N, 67.5556° 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: Cacahual - 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 - Obando Cesar Gaviria Trujillo Airport (PDA) · Puerto Inírida60 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:20) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 05:27, sunset around 17:23). 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 Cacahual Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Cacahual. Settlements here lie between about 84 m and 99 m above sea level (median 90 m). - Cacahual - Corona - Cunuma - El Médano - Garza - Mingao - Pueblo Viejo - San José - San Juan 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 Cacahual Named natural and historic features inside Cacahual, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Caño Chigüire - Caño Garza - Caño Garza - Caño Santisima ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Isla Lona - Isla Tigrita ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Mavecurí · 106 m 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 Cacahual and the best time to visit In Cacahual, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 2,404 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (339 mm) and the driest Jan (88 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 88 Feb 26 91 Mar 26 153 Apr 26 219 May 26 311 Jun 25 338 Jul 25 339 Aug 25 253 Sep 26 190 Oct 26 164 Nov 26 139 Dec 26 118 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cacahual Need Nearest mapped Distance School Intern José Antonio Galán · Cacahual 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.36360&mlon=-67.33049#map=17/3.36360/-67.33049) 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 Cacahual Places mapped inside Cacahual in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools2 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 Guainía Department - Barrancominas - Inírida - La Guadalupe - Mapiripana - Morichal - Pana Pana - Puerto Colombia - San Felipe ## Quick answers - Where is Cacahual?In Guainía Department, Colombia - What is the population of Cacahual?916 (2025 estimate) - What is the median age in Cacahual?About 18 years (2025 estimate) - What is the population density of Cacahual?About 0.4 people per km² - What borders Cacahual?Inírida and Puerto Colombia - What time zone is Cacahual in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cacahual?Peso (COP) - What language is spoken in Cacahual?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cacahual?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cacahual?Settlements lie between 84 m and 99 m - What is the highest point in Cacahual?Cerro Mavecurí (106 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cacahual?December to February - What is the P-code of Cacahual?CO94886 (OCHA common operational dataset)