# Puerto Colombia Municipality, Guainía Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/puerto-colombia/

Municipality · Guainía Department 

# Puerto Colombia

Puerto Colombia is a municipality of Colombia in Guainía Department. It had an estimated **2,015 people** in 2025 on 15,550 km² (about 0.1 per km²). 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,015people (2025)
- 15,550km²
- 1mapped service
- 118 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Puerto Colombia?

Puerto Colombia had an estimated **2,015 people** in 2025 — 3.7% of Guainía Department, 1091st of 1121 municipalities. There are 919 women for every 1,000 men (below the Guainía Department figure of 941). Spread over 15,550 km², that is about **0.1 people per km²**, 1116th of 1121 municipalities.

38.8% of people are children under 15 and 5.6% 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 80 children and older people.

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5–9 ****269**

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15–19 ****252**

20–24 ****205**

25–29 ****133**

30–34 ****92**

35–39 ****87**

40–44 ****95**

45–49 ****89**

50–54 ****66**

55–59 ****50**

60–64 ****53**

65–69 ****45**

70–74 ****28**

75–79 ****20**

80–84 ****15**

85–89 ****4**

90–94 ****0**

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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 Puerto Colombia?

Puerto Colombia lies in [Guainía Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cacahual](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/cacahual/), [Inírida](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/inirida/), [Pana Pana](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/pana-pana/) and [San Felipe](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/san-felipe/). By area it is the 10th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 22.0% of [Guainía Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/). The centre of Puerto Colombia is about 685 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 158 km from Inírida, the main town of Guainía Department. The centre point is at 2.4923° N, 68.2807° 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 Puerto Colombia

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Puerto Colombia: 1 waterfall.

- Raudal · waterfall

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: Puerto Colombia

- 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 Inírida157 km
- Fabio Alberto Leon Bentley Airport (MVP) · Mitú257 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:25) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:28, sunset around 17:27).

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 Puerto Colombia

Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Colombia. Settlements here lie between about 86 m and 160 m above sea level (median 118 m).

- Bellavista
- Berraquia
- Brujas
- Buenavista
- Camico
- Caranacoa
- Carlos
- Caserío
- Caño Colorado
- Cejal
- Celestino
- Dánaco
- El Tigre
- Enrique
- Guachúpiro
- Guasamana
- Guayanache
- Jacomi
- José María
- La Sabana
- Macanal
- Manacacías
- Mapiripana
- Maroa
- Matías
- Naquen
- Nazareth
- Pilones
- Pueblo indígena
- Puerto Colombia
- San Antonio
- San Emeterio
- San José
- San Pedro
- Santa Ana
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa
- Sejal
- Sejal Punta Tigre
- Sinforiano
- Sitio Viejo
- Tabaguen
- Tabaquén
- Tigre
- Tomo
- Tonina
- Venado
- Yavico

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 Puerto Colombia

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

### Water

33 rivers and streams.

- Caño Ancua
- Caño Apire
- Caño Are
- Caño Arsini
- Caño Arzamasa
- Caño Aunai
- Caño Canapiare
- Caño Colorado
- Caño Guásima
- Caño Ima
- Caño Loro
- Caño Mane
- Caño Matigua
- Caño Mato
- Caño Mena
- Caño Mica
- Caño Mico
- Caño Name
- Caño Naquen
- Caño Pava
- Caño Ramita
- Caño Sardina
- Caño Sardina
- Caño Wamirra

…and 9 more.

### Coast and islands

2 islands.

- Isla San Miguel
- Isla Venado

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 3 hills.

- Cerro Caparro · 442 m
- Cerro Monachí · 152 m
- Cerro Murciélago · 135 m
- Cerro Maparané · 128 m
- Cerro Guasacaví · 124 m
- Cerro Canapiare · 109 m

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Macanal

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 Puerto Colombia and the best time to visit

In Puerto Colombia, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 2,967 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (357 mm) and the driest Nov (173 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 25 202 

Feb 26 202 

Mar 26 256 

Apr 25 296 

May 25 357 

Jun 25 308 

Jul 25 309 

Aug 25 235 

Sep 25 211 

Oct 26 202 

Nov 26 173 

Dec 25 216 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puerto Colombia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Centro Educativo Cartagena · Puerto Colombia 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.50500&mlon=-68.21194#map=17/2.50500/-68.21194) 

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 Puerto Colombia

Places mapped inside Puerto Colombia 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
- Morichal
- Pana Pana
- San Felipe

## Quick answers

- Where is Puerto Colombia?In Guainía Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Puerto Colombia?2,015 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Puerto Colombia?About 19 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Puerto Colombia?About 0.1 people per km²
- What borders Puerto Colombia?Cacahual, Inírida, Pana Pana and San Felipe
- What is there to see in Puerto Colombia?Raudal
- What time zone is Puerto Colombia in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Puerto Colombia?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Puerto Colombia?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Puerto Colombia?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Puerto Colombia?Settlements lie between 86 m and 160 m
- What is the highest point in Puerto Colombia?Cerro Caparro (442 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the P-code of Puerto Colombia?CO94884 (OCHA common operational dataset)