# Teorama Municipality, Norte de Santander Department – Villages

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Municipality · Norte de Santander Department 

# Teorama

Teorama is a municipality of Colombia in Norte de Santander Department. It had an estimated **18,227 people** in 2025 on 927 km² (about 20 per km²). Its main town is Teorama. 100 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 97 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18,227people (2025)
- 927km²
- 97mapped services
- 582 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Teorama?

Teorama had an estimated **18,227 people** in 2025 — 1.1% of Norte de Santander Department, 456th of 1121 municipalities. There are 968 women for every 1,000 men (below the Norte de Santander Department figure of 1,027). Spread over 927 km², that is about **20 people per km²**, 879th of 1121 municipalities.

34.1% of people are children under 15 and 5.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 31 across Norte de Santander Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 66 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,122**

5–9 ****2,148**

10–14 ****1,950**

15–19 ****1,712**

20–24 ****1,580**

25–29 ****1,528**

30–34 ****1,437**

35–39 ****1,231**

40–44 ****1,005**

45–49 ****790**

50–54 ****653**

55–59 ****570**

60–64 ****470**

65–69 ****360**

70–74 ****264**

75–79 ****175**

80–84 ****108**

85–89 ****61**

90–94 ****37**

95+ ****18**

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 Teorama?

Teorama lies in [Norte de Santander Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/norte-de-santander/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Convención](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/norte-de-santander/convencion/), [El Tarra](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/norte-de-santander/el-tarra/), [Ocaña](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/norte-de-santander/ocana/), [San Calixto](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/norte-de-santander/san-calixto/) and [Tibú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/norte-de-santander/tibu/). By area it is the 219th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 4.2% of [Norte de Santander Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/norte-de-santander/). The centre of Teorama is about 473 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 118 km from Cúcuta, the main town of Norte de Santander Department. The centre point is at 8.7584° N, 73.1529° 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 Teorama

### Nearby, outside Teorama

- Quebrada Minas Bautizos · attraction, El Carmen19 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: Teorama

- 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

- Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) · Cúcuta116 km
- Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) · San Antonio del Tachira129 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 05:59, sunset around 17:36).

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 Teorama

Open gazetteers list **100 villages, towns and localities** in Teorama. Settlements here lie between about 256 m and 1,572 m above sea level (median 582 m).

- Asacbaringcayra
- Brubucanina
- Buenos Aires
- Campo Hermoso
- Caracol
- Caracolí
- Caserío La Floresta
- Caño Seco
- Cerro de las Flores
- Cuatro Esquinas
- Cuatro Esquinas Alta
- Cuy
- Desertor
- El Aserradero
- El Aserrío
- El Bejuco
- El Brasil
- El Corral
- El Diamante
- El Diviso
- El Juncal
- El Limon
- El Limón
- El Litigio
- El Paraíso
- El Pedral
- El Plan
- El Portillo
- El Rosario
- El Silencio
- Enllanada
- Estrella Baja
- Fundación
- Guaduas
- Guaranao
- Irokdogbaykayra
- Juncal
- Juridicciones
- Jurisdicciones
- La Batea
- La Cecilia
- La Ceiba
- La Esperanza
- La Estrella
- La Felisa
- La Floresta
- La Jabonera
- La Llana
- La Mata
- La Palma
- La Teja
- Las Pailas
- Las Palmas
- Llana Alta
- Llano Bonito
- Llano Grande
- Los Cerezos
- Los Mangos
- Los Milagros
- Los Ranchos
- Los Ángeles
- Manzanares
- Marsella
- Mata De Tilo
- Materilo
- Mesones
- Miracote
- Pantano
- Piedremoler
- Planadas
- Platanal
- Puente Rojo
- Quince Letras
- Ramírez
- Retiro
- Rincón Hondo
- Sacacdu
- San Antonio
- San Carlos
- San Francisco
- San Isidro
- San Juancito
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- San Luis Beguitas
- San Pablo
- San Pedro
- Santa Ines
- Santa Ines Parte Alta
- Santa Inés
- Shubacbarina
- Surrucuco
- Teorama
- Tiraderas
- Travesías
- Veguitas
- Ventanas
- Villa Nueva
- Villanueva
- Yera

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 Teorama

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

### Water

62 rivers and streams.

- Cañada La Piscina
- Caño La Ceiba
- Caño Las Peñas
- Caño Seco
- Caño Tres Chorros
- Quebrada Aguablanca
- Quebrada Batatal
- Quebrada Caracolí
- Quebrada Caño Seco
- Quebrada Caño Seco
- Quebrada Cristal
- Quebrada Cáscara de Huevo
- Quebrada El Bejuco
- Quebrada El Conuco
- Quebrada El Indio
- Quebrada El Oso
- Quebrada El Puerto
- Quebrada El Salobre
- Quebrada El Salto
- Quebrada El Tiro
- Quebrada Filo de Guamo
- Quebrada Guaduas
- Quebrada Guaduas
- Quebrada Guásimo

…and 38 more.

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Isla Ramón

### Hills and mountains

4 hills.

- Cerro Los Flores · 1,601 m
- Alto El Pantano · 1,203 m
- Alto Ramírez · 1,181 m
- Loma Tiradera · 305 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 Teorama and the best time to visit

In Teorama, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Nov (25 °C). About 875 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (117 mm) and the driest Jan (26 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 26 

Feb 26 31 

Mar 27 54 

Apr 27 87 

May 27 107 

Jun 27 68 

Jul 28 64 

Aug 28 67 

Sep 27 84 

Oct 26 117 

Nov 25 110 

Dec 25 61 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Teorama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital cari · Convención 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55583&mlon=-73.33204#map=17/8.55583/-73.33204) 

Hotel Casa del Campo · San Calixto 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.40286&mlon=-73.20812#map=17/8.40286/-73.20812) 

School Centro Educativo Mundo Nuevo Alto · Teorama 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76134&mlon=-73.11826#map=17/8.76134/-73.11826) 

Police station Policía Nacional de Colombia - Subestación La Gabarra · Tibú 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00043&mlon=-72.90053#map=17/9.00043/-72.90053) 

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 Teorama

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

- Schools97

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 Norte de Santander Department

- Arboledas
- Bochalema
- Bucarasica
- Chinácota
- Chitagá
- Convención
- Cucutilla
- Cáchira
- Cácota
- Durania
- El Carmen
- El Tarra
- El Zulia
- Gramalote
- Hacarí
- Herrán
- La Esperanza
- La Playa
- Labateca
- Los Patios
- Lourdes
- Mutiscua
- Ocaña
- Pamplona
- Pamplonita
- Puerto Santander
- Ragonvalia
- Salazar
- San Calixto
- San Cayetano
- San José de Cúcuta
- Santiago
- Sardinata
- Silos
- Tibú
- Toledo
- Villa Caro
- Villa del Rosario
- Ábrego

## Quick answers

- Where is Teorama?In Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Teorama?18,227 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Teorama?About 24 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Teorama?About 20 people per km²
- What borders Teorama?Convención, El Tarra, Ocaña, San Calixto and Tibú
- What is there to see in Teorama?Quebrada Minas Bautizos
- What time zone is Teorama in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Teorama?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Teorama?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Teorama?100 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Teorama?Settlements lie between 256 m and 1,572 m
- What is the highest point in Teorama?Cerro Los Flores (1,601 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Teorama?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Teorama?Hospital cari, about 30 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Teorama?CO54800 (OCHA common operational dataset)