# Palmito Municipality, Sucre Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Sucre Department 

# Palmito

Palmito is a municipality of Colombia in Sucre Department. It had an estimated **15,952 people** in 2025 on 175 km² (about 91 per km²). Its main town is Palmito. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 15,952people (2025)
- 175km²
- 21mapped services
- 33 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Palmito?

Palmito had an estimated **15,952 people** in 2025 — 1.6% of Sucre Department, 505th of 1121 municipalities. There are 944 women for every 1,000 men (below the Sucre Department figure of 999). Spread over 175 km², that is about **91 people per km²**, 307th of 1121 municipalities.

27.9% of people are children under 15 and 7.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 30 across Sucre Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 56 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,432**

5–9 ****1,499**

10–14 ****1,514**

15–19 ****1,579**

20–24 ****1,624**

25–29 ****1,449**

30–34 ****1,207**

35–39 ****1,004**

40–44 ****875**

45–49 ****767**

50–54 ****685**

55–59 ****593**

60–64 ****461**

65–69 ****353**

70–74 ****323**

75–79 ****270**

80–84 ****168**

85–89 ****86**

90–94 ****40**

95+ ****16**

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 Palmito?

Palmito lies in [Sucre Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Coveñas](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/covenas/), [Momil](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cordoba/momil/), [Purísima de la Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cordoba/purisima-de-la-concepcion/), [Santiago de Tolú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/santiago-de-tolu/), [Sincelejo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/sincelejo/) and [Tuchín](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cordoba/tuchin/). By area it is the 747th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 1.6% of [Sucre Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/sucre/). The centre of Palmito is about 550 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 18 km from Sincelejo, the main town of Sucre Department. The centre point is at 9.3329° N, 75.5530° 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 Palmito

### Nearby, outside Palmito

- Monumento al Pescador · monument, Sincelejo16 km
- Centro Cultural del bajo SINU · attraction, Momil17 km
- Cruz de Mayo · monument, Sincelejo17 km
- Simon Bolivar · memorial, Sincelejo17 km
- El Loco Pío · memorial, Sincelejo18 km
- Cacique Chinchelejo · monument, Sincelejo18 km
- Monumento a Antonio de la Torre y Miranda · monument, Sincelejo18 km
- Monumento a Francisco de Paula Santander · monument, Sincelejo18 km
- Zuledys Garrido · attraction, Sincelejo18 km
- Monumento de la fandaguera la pola Becté · monument, Sincelejo18 km
- Monumento Las Vacas · monument, Sincelejo18 km
- Monumento de las tamboras. · monument, Sincelejo18 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: Palmito

- 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

- Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport (TLU) · Santiago de Tolú20 km
- Las Brujas Airport (CZU) · Corozal29 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:42) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 17:44).

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 Palmito

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Palmito. The largest with a recorded population: Palmito (5,345). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 73 m above sea level (median 33 m).

- Algodoncillo
- Buenos Aires
- Caimanera
- Charco Las Palmas
- El Francés
- El Martillo
- El Palmar
- Gales
- Guaimí
- Guamí
- Junín
- La Uvita
- Maipo
- Palmito
- Pativilca
- Petaláca
- Piénsalo Bien
- Pueblecito
- San Antonio de Palmito
- San Martín
- San Miguel

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 Palmito

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Arroyo San Antonio

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 Palmito and the best time to visit

In Palmito, the warmest month is Mar (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Oct (27 °C). About 1,430 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (199 mm) and the driest Feb (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to January**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 12 

Feb 29 6 

Mar 29 20 

Apr 29 95 

May 28 186 

Jun 28 161 

Jul 28 199 

Aug 28 179 

Sep 28 178 

Oct 27 179 

Nov 27 154 

Dec 28 60 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palmito

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica San Rafael · Coveñas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40140&mlon=-75.67670#map=17/9.40140/-75.67670) 

Bank Bancolombia · Coveñas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39896&mlon=-75.67948#map=17/9.39896/-75.67948) 

ATM BBVA · Coveñas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40032&mlon=-75.67828#map=17/9.40032/-75.67828) 

Petrol pump Cerrito de Palma · Sincelejo 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.33443&mlon=-75.46765#map=17/9.33443/-75.46765) 

Hotel Cabañas Las Acacias Tolu Coveñas · Santiago de Tolú 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.45138&mlon=-75.58290#map=17/9.45138/-75.58290) 

Mall SAO Sincelejo · Sincelejo 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.30287&mlon=-75.39686#map=17/9.30287/-75.39686) 

School Escuela Rural Arroyo Arena · Palmito 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.33204&mlon=-75.55822#map=17/9.33204/-75.55822) 

College INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA ROGELIO RODRIGUEZ SEVERICHE · Sincelejo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.30163&mlon=-75.41349#map=17/9.30163/-75.41349) 

Police station Subestacion de Policía de Varsovia · San José de Toluviejo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40582&mlon=-75.49474#map=17/9.40582/-75.49474) 

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 Palmito

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

- Schools21

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
- El Roble
- Galeras
- Guaranda
- La Unión
- Los Palmitos
- Majagual
- Morroa
- Ovejas
- 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 Palmito?In Sucre Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Palmito?15,952 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Palmito?About 26 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Palmito?About 91 people per km²
- What borders Palmito?Coveñas, Momil, Purísima de la Concepción, Santiago de Tolú, Sincelejo and Tuchín
- What is there to see in Palmito?Monumento al Pescador, Centro Cultural del bajo SINU, Cruz de Mayo, Simon Bolivar
- What time zone is Palmito in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Palmito?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Palmito?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Palmito?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Palmito?Settlements lie between 5 m and 73 m
- What is the best time to visit Palmito?December to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palmito?Clínica San Rafael, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palmito?Bancolombia, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palmito?BBVA, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palmito?Cerrito de Palma, about 9.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palmito?CO70523 (OCHA common operational dataset)