# Risaralda Department, Colombia – Municipalities & Population

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Department · Colombia 

# Risaralda Department

Risaralda Department is a department of Colombia. It had an estimated **1,008,067 people** in 2025 on 3,556 km² (about 283 per km²). Its main town is Pereira. It is divided into 14 municipalities. 321 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2,531 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,008,067people (2025)
- 3,556km²
- 14municipalities
- 2,531mapped services

## How many people live in Risaralda Department?

Risaralda Department had an estimated **1,008,067 people** in 2025 — 1.9% of Colombia, 20th of 33 departments. There are 1,108 women for every 1,000 men (above the Colombia figure of 1,055). Spread over 3,556 km², that is about **283 people per km²**, 5th of 33 departments.

18.8% of people are children under 15 and 14.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 37 years (it is 33 across Colombia). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people.

0–4 ****60,443**

5–9 ****64,737**

10–14 ****64,649**

15–19 ****66,525**

20–24 ****70,456**

25–29 ****73,918**

30–34 ****75,013**

35–39 ****70,895**

40–44 ****69,821**

45–49 ****63,699**

50–54 ****59,036**

55–59 ****60,787**

60–64 ****58,162**

65–69 ****50,784**

70–74 ****39,197**

75–79 ****27,603**

80–84 ****17,110**

85–89 ****8,974**

90–94 ****4,086**

95+ ****1,586**

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 Risaralda Department?

Risaralda Department lies in [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 6 other departments: [Antioquia Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/antioquia/), [Caldas Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/caldas/), [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Quindio Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/quindio/), [Tolima Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/tolima/) and [Valle del Cauca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/valle-del-cauca/). By area it is the 29th largest of 33 departments in Colombia. It covers 0.3% of [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). The centre of Risaralda Department is about 218 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. The centre point is at 5.1155° N, 75.9793° 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 Risaralda Department

OpenStreetMap lists 89 named sights in Risaralda Department: 27 attractions; 19 viewpoints; 12 waterfalls; 10 monuments; 4 memorials; 3 nature reserves; 2 museums; 2 beachs; 2 archaeological sites; 2 galleries; 2 hot springs; 1 cave; 1 national park; 1 zoo; 1 volcano.

- Museo de Arte de Pereira · museum
- house the culture · museum
- Petrogliflo el Hogar · archaeological site
- Petroglifo la plata · archaeological site
- Argentina · waterfall
- Cascada Bonita · waterfall
- Cascada Frailes · waterfall
- Cascada Inexplorada · waterfall
- Cascada de Bellavista · waterfall
- Cascada el indio · waterfall
- Los Chorros · waterfall
- Nata · waterfall
- Quebrada Amurrupacito · waterfall
- San Vicente · waterfall
- pequeña · waterfall
- pequeña · waterfall
- Santuario de Flora y Fauna Otún-Quimbaya · national park
- Bird's Home Mistrató · nature reserve
- Reserva Sutú · nature reserve
- Sendero La Virgen · nature reserve
- Playa Bonita · beach
- Playa Rica · beach
- Cascada Frailes View Point · viewpoint
- Cerro Canta Mono · viewpoint
- Cerro El Ponque · viewpoint
- Cerro Puntelanza · viewpoint
- Cerro de Gobia · viewpoint
- Chispas' summit · viewpoint
- La línea · viewpoint
- Mine Rails · viewpoint

…and 59 more.

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: Risaralda Department

- 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) · Pereira43 km
- La Nubia Airport (MZL) · Manizales58 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:04, sunset around 17:53).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 06:16 18:08 11.9 h 

Feb 06:19 18:16 12.0 h 

Mar 06:11 18:16 12.1 h 

Apr 05:57 18:10 12.2 h 

May 05:49 18:10 12.3 h 

Jun 05:51 18:16 12.4 h 

Jul 05:57 18:21 12.4 h 

Aug 06:00 18:17 12.3 h 

Sep 05:54 18:03 12.2 h 

Oct 05:49 17:49 12.0 h 

Nov 05:52 17:45 11.9 h 

Dec 06:04 17:53 11.8 h 

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.

## Municipalities of Risaralda Department

Municipality People per km² Area km² Localities Services 

[Pereira](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/pereira/) 500,806 823 608 89 1,606 

[Dosquebradas](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/dosquebradas/) 235,337 3,355 70 14 362 

[Santa Rosa de Cabal](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/santa-rosa-de-cabal/) 83,317 153 544 45 292 

[La Virginia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/la-virginia/) 29,382 896 33 3 68 

[Quinchía](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/quinchia/) 28,368 202 140 19 24 

[Belén de Umbría](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/belen-de-umbria/) 25,775 143 181 17 37 

[Mistrató](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/mistrato/) 17,924 32 565 42 21 

[Marsella](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/marsella/) 17,457 117 149 29 46 

[Pueblo Rico](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/pueblo-rico/) 17,099 28 614 6 17 

[Santuario](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/santuario/) 12,972 68 191 18 17 

[Apía](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/apia/) 12,754 85 150 17 14 

[Guática](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/guatica/) 12,608 125 101 27 12 

[La Celia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/la-celia/) 7,746 84 92 7 8 

[Balboa](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/balboa/) 6,522 55 119 15 7 

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); [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-col).

## Villages and localities in Risaralda Department

Open gazetteers list **321 villages, towns and localities** in Risaralda Department. The largest with a recorded population: Pereira (467,269), Dosquebradas (206,693), Santa Rosa de Cabal (57,928), Quinchía (34,069), Anserma (33,146) and La Virginia (25,900). Settlements here lie between about 617 m and 4,129 m above sea level (median 1,526 m).

- Aguazul
- Aguita
- Albania
- Alegrías
- Altagracia
- Alto Cauca
- Alto El Toro
- Alto del Toro
- Alturas
- Amma
- Anserma
- Apía
- Arabia
- Arribató
- Atarraya
- Azufrera
- Bajo Español
- Balboa
- Barrio Aurora 2
- Barroblanco
- Batero
- Belmonte
- Beltrán
- Belén de Umbría
- Betania
- Betulia
- Biduya
- Bolívar
- Boquerón
- Boston
- Bretaña
- Buenos Aires
- Buenos Aíres
- Cachipay
- Cachivare
- Caimalito
- Calle Larga
- Canceles
- Caracolí
- Cauquillo
- Cañaveral
- Centro
- Cerritos
- Cestillal
- Choco
- Chorro Seco
- Chuscal
- Citabará
- Colorados
- Columbia
- Combia
- Comuna Olímpica
- Comuna del Café
- Comuneros
- Consota
- Corales
- Corinto
- Corozal
- Costa Rica
- Crucero de Combia
- Cuba
- Cuchilla Corozal
- Dabeiba
- Damasco
- Dosquebradas
- El Abejero
- El Aguacate
- El Asomadero
- El Brasil
- El Cairo
- El Cedral
- El Contento
- El Crucero
- El Eden
- El Encanto
- El Español
- El Guarne
- El Guayabo
- El Higo
- El Jardín
- El Jazmín
- El Lembo
- El Lucero
- El Manzanillo
- El Manzano
- El Oso
- El Paraíso
- El Pital
- El Porvenir
- El Rajui
- El Rayado
- El Rayo
- El Retiro
- El Rocio
- El Rocío
- El Rodeo
- El Silencio
- El Sinaí
- El Socorro
- El Tigre
- El Vesubio
- Ensemillal
- Erazo
- Estación Azufral
- Estación Pereira
- Estrella
- Filo Bonito
- Finca Villa Amparo
- Fonda Central
- Frailes
- Frascate
- Futurama
- Gaitan
- Galicia
- Galicia Alta
- Guacas
- Guapa
- Guayabal
- Guayabo
- Guerrero
- Guática
- Hacienda Gavilanes
- Huertas
- Humaca
- Insambra
- Irra
- Irrá
- Jeguadas
- Jordania
- Jordán
- Juntas
- La Argentina
- La Armenia
- La Badea
- La Bananera
- La Bella
- La Bocana
- La Cabañita
- La Candelaria
- La Capilla
- La Ceiba
- La Celia
- La Coquera
- La Cortés
- La Cristalina
- La Cruz
- La Cumbre
- La Delfa
- La Despensa
- La Divisa
- La Esperanza
- La Estrella
- La Florida
- La Graciela
- La Gramínea
- La Honda
- La Libertad
- La Linda
- La Línea
- La Magdalena
- La Marina
- La María
- La Merced
- La Miranda
- La Montoya
- La Nubia
- La Oriental
- La Palma
- La Palmera
- La Palmilla
- La Playa
- La Playita
- La Popa
- La Quiebra
- La Robada
- La Rosa
- La Samaria
- La Selva
- La Serna
- La Siberia
- La Suiza
- La Tolda
- La Trampa
- La Unión
- La Villa
- La Virginia
- Laguneta
- Las Lomas
- Las Mangas
- Las Peñas
- Las Playas
- Las Tazas
- Las Vegas
- Leona
- Llano Grande
- Loma Hermosa
- Los Cedros
- Los Naranjos
- Los Álpes
- Mampay
- Manzanillo
- Marsella
- Mayorquin
- Miracampos
- Mistrató
- Montealegre
- Montelargo
- Morelia
- Moreta
- Mundo Nuevo
- Murrapal
- Nacedero
- Naranjal
- Nuevo Sol
- Obito
- Ocharma
- Oriente
- Ospirma
- Palmera
- Palmerita
- Palo Redondo
- Palogordo
- Parcelación Guadalupe
- Patio Bonito
- Peralonso
- Pereira
- Perla del Otún
- Peñas Blancas
- Pinares
- Playa Bonita
- Playa Rica
- Portobelo
- Potreros
- Predio Altamira, Vereda Potreros
- Primavera
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Pueblo Rico
- Puente Umbría
- Puerto Alegre
- Puerto Caldas
- Puerto Dagua
- Puerto Nuevo
- Puerto de Oro
- Purembará
- Pérez Alto
- Quinchía
- Renaciemiento
- Resguardo Alto Mira
- Río San Juan
- Río de Janeiro
- Samaná
- San Agustín
- San Antonio
- San Antonio de Chamí
- San Antonio del Chamí
- San Bernardo
- San Carlos
- San Clemente
- San Felipe
- San Joaquín
- San José
- San Juanito
- San Nicolás
- San Ramón
- San Roque
- San Vicente
- Santa Ana
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Cecilia
- Santa Elena
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Cabal
- Santa Teresita
- Santander
- Santuario
- Sausaguá
- Soratama
- Sumera
- Tacurrumbi
- Tambora
- Tambores
- Taparcal
- Tarapacá
- Termal
- Termales
- Totuí
- Travesías
- Tres Esquinas
- Tres Puertas
- Tribunas
- Umbría
- Valladolid
- Vallarta
- Valle De Condor
- Vereda Alejandría
- Vereda Carminales
- Vereda Chuscal
- Vereda CocoHondo
- Vereda El Aguacate
- Vereda La Cancha
- Vereda La Capilla
- Vereda La Cristalina
- Vereda La Maria
- Vereda La Palmilla
- Vereda La Sirena
- Vereda Los Planes
- Vereda San Carlos
- Vereda San Eugenio
- Vereda Valle de Cortaderal
- Villa Claret
- Villa Loba
- Villa Santana
- Villavicencio
- Yarumal
- finca el Prado
- finca el Silencio
- finca el Vergel
- hacienda La Lina
- hacienda la Manuela
- las Brisas
- reversadero

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 Risaralda Department

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

### Water

99 rivers and streams; 4 lakes.

- Laguna Boquía
- Laguna Canoas
- Laguna Otún
- Laguna Santa Isabel
- Quebrada Agua Bonita
- Quebrada Aguabonita
- Quebrada Andica
- Quebrada Aribató
- Quebrada Atarraya
- Quebrada Barrigón
- Quebrada Batero
- Quebrada Callejones
- Quebrada Cantadelicias
- Quebrada Caucho
- Quebrada Cestillal
- Quebrada Chami
- Quebrada Citabará
- Quebrada Combia
- Quebrada Converga
- Quebrada Costa Rica
- Quebrada Cuba
- Quebrada Cusumbera
- Quebrada Dos Quebradas
- Quebrada El Aguila

…and 79 more.

### Hills and mountains

22 mountains; 20 hills.

- Paramillo de Santa Rosa · 4,259 m
- Alto California · 3,536 m
- Alto de Pelahuevos · 2,930 m
- Alto de Serna · 2,903 m
- Alto de Cofre · 2,672 m
- Cerro La Florida · 2,280 m
- Cerro de Gobia · 2,278 m
- Alto La Campana · 2,263 m
- Alto Morro Azul · 2,228 m
- Cerro Mismis · 2,134 m
- Cerro Las Colmenas · 2,104 m
- Cerro Yarumal · 2,076 m
- Alto de Los Alpes · 2,039 m
- Alto de Barro Blanco · 2,035 m
- Peña La Victoria · 2,029 m
- Cerro Malacara · 1,963 m
- Cerro Opirama · 1,956 m
- Alto Bocato · 1,951 m
- Paloma Cima de la · 1,887 m
- Alto de La Cruz · 1,868 m
- Cerro Batero · 1,840 m
- Alto del Chuzo · 1,811 m
- Marmato · 1,803 m
- Alto de Terrero · 1,799 m

…and 18 more.

### Forests and nature

1 zoo.

- Zoologico Matecaña

### Getting around

6 railway stations; 1 airport; 1 airfield.

- Estación Belmonte
- Estación Guayabito
- Estación Gutiérrez
- Estación La Virginia
- Estación Nacederos
- Estación Sucre
- Matecana
- Pereira / Matecana

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 Risaralda Department and the best time to visit

In Risaralda Department, the warmest month is Jun (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Nov (21 °C). About 2,677 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (273 mm) and the driest Feb (156 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 21 171 

Feb 22 156 

Mar 22 195 

Apr 22 256 

May 22 257 

Jun 22 202 

Jul 22 212 

Aug 22 237 

Sep 22 220 

Oct 21 260 

Nov 21 273 

Dec 21 237 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Risaralda Department

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

- Hospitals94
- Banks103
- ATMs17
- Petrol pumps90
- Hotels483
- Shopping malls79
- Schools216
- Colleges and universities60
- Cinemas10
- Pharmacies111
- Restaurants1,115
- Police stations45
- Dental clinics108

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Risaralda Department?In Colombia
- What is the population of Risaralda Department?1,008,067 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Risaralda Department?About 37 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Risaralda Department?About 283 people per km²
- What borders Risaralda Department?Antioquia Department, Caldas Department, Chocó Department, Quindio Department, Tolima Department and Valle del Cauca Department
- What is there to see in Risaralda Department?A los Fundadores, Aldea masai, Andean Aviary, Argentina
- What time zone is Risaralda Department in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Risaralda Department?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Risaralda Department?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Risaralda Department?321 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Risaralda Department?Settlements lie between 617 m and 4,129 m
- What is the highest point in Risaralda Department?Paramillo de Santa Rosa (4,259 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- How many hospitals are in Risaralda Department?94 mapped
- How many banks are in Risaralda Department?103 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Risaralda Department?17 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Risaralda Department?90 mapped
- What is the P-code of Risaralda Department?CO66 (OCHA common operational dataset)