# Pinchote Municipality, Santander Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Santander Department 

# Pinchote

Pinchote is a municipality of Colombia in Santander Department. It had an estimated **5,557 people** in 2025 on 56 km² (about 100 per km²). Its main town is Pinchote. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 48 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,557people (2025)
- 55.6km²
- 48mapped services
- 1,757 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Pinchote?

Pinchote had an estimated **5,557 people** in 2025 — 0.2% of Santander Department, 917th of 1121 municipalities. There are 941 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santander Department figure of 1,046). Spread over 56 km², that is about **100 people per km²**, 280th of 1121 municipalities.

20.1% of people are children under 15 and 13.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 36 years (it is 34 across Santander Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 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 Pinchote?

Pinchote lies in [Santander Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cabrera](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/cabrera/), [Páramo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/paramo/), [San Gil](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/san-gil/) and [Socorro](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/socorro/). By area it is the 1068th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.2% of [Santander Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/). The centre of Pinchote is about 234 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 68 km from Bucaramanga, the main town of Santander Department. The centre point is at 6.5121° N, 73.1777° 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 Pinchote

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Pinchote: 1 attraction; 1 city gate.

- Xplorer · attraction
- Enramada de Pinchote · city gate

### Nearby, outside Pinchote

- Iglesia Provivienda · monument, San Gil6.0 km
- Asoparsa · attraction, San Gil6.2 km
- Colombia Bungee Jumping · attraction, San Gil6.3 km
- Finca Santa Custodia de la HeKeIsDa · nature reserve, Páramo6.3 km
- Finca el Llanito de Huancoyanka · nature reserve, Páramo6.5 km
- Hoja de Tabaco · monument, San Gil6.7 km
- Casa de la Cultura · museum, San Gil6.7 km
- El Eden Centro Commercial · attraction, San Gil6.8 km
- Caney Guane · gallery, San Gil6.8 km
- Simon Bolívar · monument, San Gil6.8 km
- Monumento Cacique Guanenta · monument, San Gil6.8 km
- Ecolombia experience · attraction, San Gil6.9 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: Pinchote

- 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

- Palonegro Airport (BGA) · Bucaramanga68 km
- Yariguíes Airport (EJA) · Barrancabermeja90 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación propuesta de Tren Plan de Alvarez (Santa Helena del Opón), about 39 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:37) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 05:55, sunset around 17:40).

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 Pinchote

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pinchote. The largest with a recorded population: Pinchote (674).

- Alto Las Niguas
- Capellania
- Congual
- El Cucharo
- Pinchote

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 Pinchote

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Alto Las Niguas · 1,650 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 Pinchote and the best time to visit

In Pinchote, the warmest month is Feb (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Nov (19 °C). About 1,355 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (174 mm) and the driest Jan (45 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 45 

Feb 20 55 

Mar 20 116 

Apr 20 139 

May 19 161 

Jun 19 112 

Jul 19 108 

Aug 20 116 

Sep 19 108 

Oct 19 174 

Nov 19 146 

Dec 19 75 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pinchote

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sede Consulta Externa - Hospital Regional de San Gil · San Gil 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55481&mlon=-73.14553#map=17/6.55481/-73.14553) 

Bank Servimcoop · Pinchote 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53241&mlon=-73.17344#map=17/6.53241/-73.17344) 

ATM Davivienda · Charalá 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28865&mlon=-73.14844#map=17/6.28865/-73.14844) 

Petrol pump La Recta Cotrasangil · Pinchote 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52558&mlon=-73.19545#map=17/6.52558/-73.19545) 

Hotel Hotel Hacienda Santa Barbara · Pinchote 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50197&mlon=-73.18467#map=17/6.50197/-73.18467) 

Mall La isla EDS · San Gil 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55292&mlon=-73.15298#map=17/6.55292/-73.15298) 

School Escuela Rural Santa Cruz · Pinchote 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52372&mlon=-73.17158#map=17/6.52372/-73.17158) 

College Fundación Universitaria De San Gil - Unisangil · San Gil 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53829&mlon=-73.12792#map=17/6.53829/-73.12792) 

Police station Estacion de Policia Pinchote · Pinchote 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53297&mlon=-73.17368#map=17/6.53297/-73.17368) 

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 Pinchote

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels19
- Schools13
- Restaurants13
- Police stations1

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 Santander Department

- Aguada
- Albania
- Aratoca
- Barbosa
- Barichara
- Barrancabermeja
- Betulia
- Bolívar
- Bucaramanga
- Cabrera
- California
- Capitanejo
- Carcasí
- Cepitá
- Cerrito
- Charalá
- Charta
- Chima
- Chipatá
- Cimitarra
- Concepción
- Confines
- Contratación
- Coromoro
- Curití
- El Carmen de Chucuri
- El Guacamayo
- El Peñón
- El Playón
- Encino
- Enciso
- Floridablanca
- Florián
- Galán
- Girón
- Guaca
- Guadalupe
- Guapotá
- Guavatá
- Gámbita
- Güepsa
- Hato
- Jesús María
- Jordán
- La Belleza
- La Paz
- Landázuri
- Lebrija
- Los Santos
- Macaravita
- Matanza
- Mogotes
- Molagavita
- Málaga
- Ocamonte
- Oiba
- Onzaga
- Palmar
- Palmas del Socorro
- Piedecuesta
- Puente Nacional
- Puerto Parra
- Puerto Wilches
- Páramo
- Rionegro
- Sabana de Torres
- San Andrés
- San Benito
- San Gil
- San Joaquín
- San José de Miranda
- San Miguel
- San Vicente de Chucurí
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Helena del Opón
- Simacota
- Socorro
- Suaita
- Sucre
- Suratá
- Tona
- Valle de San José
- Vetas
- Villanueva
- Vélez
- Zapatoca

## Quick answers

- Where is Pinchote?In Santander Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Pinchote?5,557 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Pinchote?About 36 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Pinchote?About 100 people per km²
- What borders Pinchote?Cabrera, Páramo, San Gil and Socorro
- What is there to see in Pinchote?Enramada de Pinchote, Xplorer
- What time zone is Pinchote in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pinchote?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Pinchote?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pinchote?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Pinchote?Alto Las Niguas (1,650 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Pinchote?December to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pinchote?Sede Consulta Externa - Hospital Regional de San Gil, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pinchote?Servimcoop, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pinchote?Davivienda, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pinchote?La Recta Cotrasangil, about 2.5 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Pinchote?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Pinchote?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pinchote?CO68549 (OCHA common operational dataset)