# Morichal Municipality, Guainía Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/morichal/

Municipality · Guainía Department 

# Morichal

Morichal is a municipality of Colombia in Guainía Department. It had an estimated **982 people** in 2025 on 8,516 km² (about 0.1 per km²). 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 982people (2025)
- 8,516km²
- 1mapped service
- 170 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Morichal?

Morichal had an estimated **982 people** in 2025 — 1.8% of Guainía Department, 1116th of 1121 municipalities. There are 925 women for every 1,000 men (below the Guainía Department figure of 941). Spread over 8,516 km², that is about **0.1 people per km²**, 1119th of 1121 municipalities.

39.7% of people are children under 15 and 3.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 19 years (it is 22 across Guainía Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 75 children and older people.

0–4 ****151**

5–9 ****114**

10–14 ****125**

15–19 ****132**

20–24 ****110**

25–29 ****78**

30–34 ****54**

35–39 ****46**

40–44 ****36**

45–49 ****31**

50–54 ****29**

55–59 ****24**

60–64 ****20**

65–69 ****13**

70–74 ****13**

75–79 ****6**

80–84 ****0**

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 Morichal?

Morichal lies in [Guainía Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Barrancominas](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/barrancominas/), [El Retorno](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guaviare/el-retorno/), [Inírida](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/inirida/), [Mapiripana](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/mapiripana/), [Pana Pana](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/pana-pana/), [Papunahua](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/papunahua/) and [San José del Guaviare](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guaviare/san-jose-del-guaviare/). By area it is the 29th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 12.0% of [Guainía Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/). The centre of Morichal is about 524 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 274 km from Inírida, the main town of Guainía Department. The centre point is at 2.4043° N, 69.9093° 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: Morichal

- 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

- Fabio Alberto Leon Bentley Airport (MVP) · Mitú133 km
- Obando Cesar Gaviria Trujillo Airport (PDA) · Puerto Inírida275 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:35, sunset around 17:34).

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 Morichal

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Morichal. Settlements here lie between about 125 m and 455 m above sea level (median 170 m).

- Asentamiento indígena
- Caserío
- Culebra
- Francisco
- Garza
- Guacamayo
- Mariano
- Morichal Nuevo
- Mosquito
- Mosquitos
- Puerto Cumare
- Puerto Valencia
- Puerto Zancudo
- San Yanaro
- Zancudo

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 Morichal

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

### Water

14 rivers and streams; 8 lakes.

- Caño Bocachica
- Caño Caparroal
- Caño Chucuto
- Caño Gavilán
- Caño Geriari
- Caño Mico
- Caño Mosquitos
- Caño Naipo
- Caño Pendar
- Caño Rayado
- Caño Zabí
- Lago Guacamayo
- Lago Mure
- Lago Zancudo
- Laguna Macunurí
- Laguna Negra
- Laguna Negra
- Laguna Seje
- Laguna Seje
- Quebrada Nya
- Río Chamusiqueni
- Río Guacamayo

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Isla Naipo

### Hills and mountains

4 hills; 3 mountains.

- Cerro Cangrejo · 357 m
- Cerro Bachaco · 197 m
- Cerro Rayado · 183 m
- Cerro Bachaco · 180 m
- Cerro Tigre · 161 m
- Cerro Laguna de Arco · 154 m
- Cerro Los Gemelos · 148 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 Morichal and the best time to visit

In Morichal, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 2,919 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (395 mm) and the driest Jan (150 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 25 150 

Feb 26 166 

Mar 26 218 

Apr 26 301 

May 25 395 

Jun 25 330 

Jul 24 290 

Aug 25 231 

Sep 25 233 

Oct 25 230 

Nov 25 192 

Dec 25 184 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Morichal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Centro Educativo de Sardina · Morichal 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.57000&mlon=-69.65700#map=17/2.57000/-69.65700) 

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 Morichal

Places mapped inside Morichal 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 Guainía Department

- Barrancominas
- Cacahual
- Inírida
- La Guadalupe
- Mapiripana
- Pana Pana
- Puerto Colombia
- San Felipe

## Quick answers

- Where is Morichal?In Guainía Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Morichal?982 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Morichal?About 19 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Morichal?About 0.1 people per km²
- What borders Morichal?Barrancominas, El Retorno, Inírida, Mapiripana, Pana Pana, Papunahua and San José del Guaviare
- What time zone is Morichal in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Morichal?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Morichal?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Morichal?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Morichal?Settlements lie between 125 m and 455 m
- What is the highest point in Morichal?Cerro Cangrejo (357 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the P-code of Morichal?CO94888 (OCHA common operational dataset)