# El Roble Municipality, Sucre Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Sucre Department 

# El Roble

El Roble is a municipality of Colombia in Sucre Department. It had an estimated **11,041 people** in 2025 on 198 km² (about 56 per km²). Its main town is El Roble. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11,041people (2025)
- 198km²
- 3mapped services
- 67 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in El Roble?

El Roble had an estimated **11,041 people** in 2025 — 1.1% of Sucre Department, 656th of 1121 municipalities. There are 946 women for every 1,000 men (below the Sucre Department figure of 999). Spread over 198 km², that is about **56 people per km²**, 485th of 1121 municipalities.

25.7% of people are children under 15 and 11.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 30 across Sucre Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 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 El Roble?

El Roble lies in [Sucre Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Chinú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cordoba/chinu/), [Corozal](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/corozal/), [Galeras](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/galeras/), [Sampués](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/sampues/), [San Benito Abad](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/san-benito-abad/) and [San Luis de Sincé](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/san-luis-de-since/). By area it is the 702nd largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.9% of [Sucre Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/). The centre of El Roble is about 509 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 41 km from Sincelejo, the main town of Sucre Department. The centre point is at 9.0797° N, 75.0963° 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).

## Know before you go: El Roble

- 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

- Las Brujas Airport (CZU) · Corozal35 km
- Los Garzones Airport (MTR) · Montería85 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:40) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:43).

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 El Roble

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in El Roble. The largest with a recorded population: El Roble (3,324). Settlements here lie between about 44 m and 122 m above sea level (median 67 m).

- Arbeláez
- Callejón
- Cayo de Palma
- Colorado
- Corneta
- El Roble
- El Sitio
- Las Margaritas
- Las Tablitas
- Palmital
- Patillal
- Rancho de La Cruz
- San Francisco
- Santa Rosa
- Tierra Santa

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).

## Weather in El Roble and the best time to visit

In El Roble, the warmest month is Mar (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Oct (27 °C). About 1,002 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (135 mm) and the driest Feb (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September and November to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 29 11 

Feb 31 9 

Mar 31 25 

Apr 30 81 

May 29 128 

Jun 28 105 

Jul 28 135 

Aug 28 118 

Sep 27 119 

Oct 27 121 

Nov 27 108 

Dec 28 42 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Roble

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Nuevo De Galeras · Galeras 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.17168&mlon=-75.05407#map=17/9.17168/-75.05407) 

Bank Agrarian Bank · La Unión 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85324&mlon=-75.27685#map=17/8.85324/-75.27685) 

ATM BBVA · Corozal 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31550&mlon=-75.29338#map=17/9.31550/-75.29338) 

Petrol pump Las Tablitas · San Benito Abad 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00860&mlon=-74.93839#map=17/9.00860/-74.93839) 

Hotel Cabañas Coveñas2 · San Luis de Sincé 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.24208&mlon=-75.14248#map=17/9.24208/-75.14248) 

Mall Since plaza · San Luis de Sincé 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.24416&mlon=-75.14692#map=17/9.24416/-75.14692) 

School Centro Educativo San Francisco de Asis · San Luis de Sincé 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10711&mlon=-75.09494#map=17/9.10711/-75.09494) 

College SENA · La Unión 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85789&mlon=-75.27609#map=17/8.85789/-75.27609) 

Police station Estación de Policía Municipal · La Unión 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85077&mlon=-75.27835#map=17/8.85077/-75.27835) 

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 El Roble

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

- Schools3

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 Sucre Department

- Buenavista
- Caimito
- Chalán
- Colosó
- Corozal
- Coveñas
- Galeras
- Guaranda
- La Unión
- Los Palmitos
- Majagual
- Morroa
- Ovejas
- Palmito
- Sampués
- San Benito Abad
- San José de Toluviejo
- San Juan de Betulia
- San Luis de Sincé
- San Marcos
- San Onofre
- San Pedro
- Santiago de Tolú
- Sincelejo
- Sucre

## Quick answers

- Where is El Roble?In Sucre Department, Colombia
- What is the population of El Roble?11,041 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in El Roble?About 31 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of El Roble?About 56 people per km²
- What borders El Roble?Chinú, Corozal, Galeras, Sampués, San Benito Abad and San Luis de Sincé
- What time zone is El Roble in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Roble?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in El Roble?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Roble?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Roble?Settlements lie between 44 m and 122 m
- What is the best time to visit El Roble?September and November to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Roble?Hospital Nuevo De Galeras, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Roble?Agrarian Bank, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Roble?BBVA, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Roble?Las Tablitas, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Roble?CO70233 (OCHA common operational dataset)