# Filandia Municipality, Quindio Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Quindio Department 

# Filandia

Filandia is a municipality of Colombia in Quindio Department. It had an estimated **13,126 people** in 2025 on 107 km² (about 123 per km²). Its main town is Filandia. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 164 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 13,126people (2025)
- 107km²
- 164mapped services
- 1,778 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Filandia?

Filandia had an estimated **13,126 people** in 2025 — 2.2% of Quindio Department, 580th of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,020 women for every 1,000 men (below the Quindio Department figure of 1,082). Spread over 107 km², that is about **123 people per km²**, 224th of 1121 municipalities.

18.1% of people are children under 15 and 16.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 39 years (it is 38 across Quindio Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 53 children and older people.

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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 Filandia?

Filandia lies in [Quindio Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/quindio/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Alcalá](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/valle-del-cauca/alcala/), [Circasia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/quindio/circasia/), [Pereira](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/pereira/), [Quimbaya](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/quindio/quimbaya/), [Salento](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/quindio/salento/) and [Ulloa](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/valle-del-cauca/ulloa/). By area it is the 920th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 5.5% of [Quindio Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/quindio/). The centre of Filandia is about 176 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 14 km from Armenia, the main town of Quindio Department. The centre point is at 4.6638° N, 75.6655° 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 Filandia

OpenStreetMap lists 15 named sights in Filandia: 5 viewpoints; 3 monuments; 2 attractions; 2 waterfalls; 1 memorial; 1 museum; 1 nature reserve.

- Museo Arte y Cultura Universal · museum
- Cascada escondida · waterfall
- Two waterfally · waterfall
- Reserva Natural Barbas Bremen · nature reserve
- Colina Iluminada · viewpoint
- I Love Filandia · viewpoint
- Mirador de Byron · viewpoint
- Mirador del tiempo detenido · viewpoint
- Viewpoint Las Heliconias · viewpoint
- Palacio Barbas · attraction
- Rural Adventure Nature Center · attraction
- La virgen · monument
- Monumento a los fundadores · monument
- Pasión de Simón Bolivar · memorial
- Simón Bolívar · monument

### Nearby, outside Filandia

- Casa Museo Cipriano Echeverri · museum, Circasia5.6 km
- Mirador Alto De La Cruz · viewpoint, Circasia6.1 km
- La verdad os hará libres · memorial, Circasia6.1 km
- Finca Buenos Aires · attraction, Salento8.3 km
- Finca en Edén del Quindio · attraction, Salento8.4 km
- Salto del Hippie · waterfall, Circasia8.5 km
- La Cruz · memorial, Ulloa8.5 km
- Petroglifo la plata · archaeological site, Pereira8.7 km
- Don Elías Coffee tour · attraction, Salento8.7 km
- Finca Abundancia · attraction, Salento8.7 km
- Ocaso Coffee Tour · attraction, Salento8.8 km
- La Arzacia Organic Coffee Farm Tour · attraction, Salento8.8 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: Filandia

- 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

- Matecaña International Airport (PEI) · Pereira18 km
- El Eden Airport (AXM) · Armenia26 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Armenia (Montenegro), about 18 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:02, sunset around 17:53).

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 Filandia

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Filandia. The largest with a recorded population: Filandia (6,851). Settlements here lie between about 1,518 m and 2,100 m above sea level (median 1,778 m).

- Alsacia
- El Paraíso
- El Roble
- Filandia
- Guillermo León Valencia
- Horizontes
- La Española
- La India
- La Morelia
- Las Cruces
- Pavas
- Santa Teresa

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 Filandia

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- La Sonora
- Quebrada Armenia
- Quebrada Bolillos
- Quebrada Los Medios
- Quebrada Portachuelo
- Quebrada San José

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 Filandia and the best time to visit

In Filandia, the warmest month is Feb (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,632 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (194 mm) and the driest Jan (87 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 87 

Feb 16 104 

Mar 16 145 

Apr 15 193 

May 15 168 

Jun 15 113 

Jul 15 90 

Aug 15 91 

Sep 15 110 

Oct 15 194 

Nov 15 191 

Dec 15 146 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Filandia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital San Vicente de Paul · Filandia 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.67225&mlon=-75.66194#map=17/4.67225/-75.66194) 

Bank Banco Agrario · Filandia 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.67465&mlon=-75.65753#map=17/4.67465/-75.65753) 

ATM ATM Bancolombia · Salento 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.63776&mlon=-75.56979#map=17/4.63776/-75.56979) 

Petrol pump Biomax · Filandia 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.67014&mlon=-75.66232#map=17/4.67014/-75.66232) 

Hotel Monte Tierra · Filandia 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.66231&mlon=-75.65803#map=17/4.66231/-75.65803) 

Mall Giraldo's Plaza · Filandia 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.67504&mlon=-75.65839#map=17/4.67504/-75.65839) 

School Sagrado Corazon de Jesus · Filandia 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.67350&mlon=-75.65676#map=17/4.67350/-75.65676) 

College Liceo Andino de la Santísima Trinidad · Filandia 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.67296&mlon=-75.65989#map=17/4.67296/-75.65989) 

Police station Policia Nacional de Colombia - Estación Circasia · Circasia 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.62180&mlon=-75.63540#map=17/4.62180/-75.63540) 

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 Filandia

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

- Hospitals6
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels53
- Shopping malls2
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies9
- Restaurants77
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics3

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 Quindio Department

- Armenia
- Buenavista
- Calarcá
- Circasia
- Córdoba
- Génova
- La Tebaida
- Montenegro
- Pijao
- Quimbaya
- Salento

## Quick answers

- Where is Filandia?In Quindio Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Filandia?13,126 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Filandia?About 39 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Filandia?About 123 people per km²
- What borders Filandia?Alcalá, Circasia, Pereira, Quimbaya, Salento and Ulloa
- What is there to see in Filandia?Cascada escondida, Colina Iluminada, I Love Filandia, La virgen
- What time zone is Filandia in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Filandia?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Filandia?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Filandia?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Filandia?Settlements lie between 1,518 m and 2,100 m
- What is the best time to visit Filandia?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Filandia?Hospital San Vicente de Paul, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Filandia?Banco Agrario, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Filandia?ATM Bancolombia, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Filandia?Biomax, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Filandia?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Filandia?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Filandia?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Filandia?CO63272 (OCHA common operational dataset)