# El Águila Municipality, Valle del Cauca Department – Villages

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Municipality · Valle del Cauca Department 

# El Águila

El Águila is a municipality of Colombia in Valle del Cauca Department. It had an estimated **8,743 people** in 2025 on 188 km² (about 47 per km²). Its main town is El Águila. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,743people (2025)
- 188km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,771 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in El Águila?

El Águila had an estimated **8,743 people** in 2025 — 0.2% of Valle del Cauca Department, 753rd of 1121 municipalities. There are 936 women for every 1,000 men (below the Valle del Cauca Department figure of 1,161). Spread over 188 km², that is about **47 people per km²**, 570th of 1121 municipalities.

24.9% of people are children under 15 and 13.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 34 years (it is 34 across Valle del Cauca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 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 Águila?

El Águila lies in [Valle del Cauca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/valle-del-cauca/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Ansermanuevo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/valle-del-cauca/ansermanuevo/), [Balboa](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/balboa/), [La Celia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/la-celia/), [San José del Palmar](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/san-jose-del-palmar/) and [Santuario](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/risaralda/santuario/). By area it is the 725th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.9% of [Valle del Cauca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/valle-del-cauca/). The centre of El Águila is about 222 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 175 km from Cali, the main town of Valle del Cauca Department. The centre point is at 4.9382° N, 76.0602° 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 El Águila

### Nearby, outside El Águila

- Ansermanuevo · viewpoint, Ansermanuevo15 km
- Camino al Recreo · attraction, Santuario16 km
- Playa Rica · beach, Santuario18 km
- Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá · national park, San José del Palmar18 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: El Águila

- 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) · Pereira38 km
- El Eden Airport (AXM) · Armenia63 km

### Nearest railway station

Antigua Estación del Tren Cartago (Cartago), about 27 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:04, sunset around 17:54).

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 Águila

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in El Águila. The largest with a recorded population: El Águila (7,393). Settlements here lie between about 1,016 m and 2,328 m above sea level (median 1,771 m).

- El Diamante
- El Embal
- El Guayabo
- El Roble
- El Águila
- La Esparta
- La Guayacana
- La Judea
- La María
- La Quiebra de San Pablo
- San José
- Santa Elena
- Santa Marta
- Vereda La Estrella
- Vereda La Guerra
- Vereda La Linea
- Vereda La Nube
- Vereda La Rivera
- Vereda La Tribuna
- Vereda San Luis
- Vereda San Martín
- Vereda Santa Isabel
- Villanueva

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 Águila and the best time to visit

In El Águila, 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Águila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital San Rafael · El Águila 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.91093&mlon=-76.04105#map=17/4.91093/-76.04105) 

Bank Banco Agrario de Colombia · La Celia 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.00486&mlon=-76.00241#map=17/5.00486/-76.00241) 

ATM Cajero AVAL · Pereira 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.80369&mlon=-75.83183#map=17/4.80369/-75.83183) 

Petrol pump Biomax · Ansermanuevo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.79368&mlon=-75.99529#map=17/4.79368/-75.99529) 

Hotel Hotel Verdum · La Celia 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.00363&mlon=-76.00319#map=17/5.00363/-76.00319) 

Mall CC Nuestro Cartago · Cartago 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.75715&mlon=-75.93423#map=17/4.75715/-75.93423) 

School La Secreta · La Celia 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.01302&mlon=-76.01539#map=17/5.01302/-76.01539) 

College Institución Educativa Santa Ana de los caballeros · Ansermanuevo 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.79710&mlon=-75.99260#map=17/4.79710/-75.99260) 

Police station Subestación de Policía Villanueva · El Águila 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.96993&mlon=-76.03805#map=17/4.96993/-76.03805) 

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 Águila

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

- Hospitals2
- 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 Valle del Cauca Department

- Alcalá
- Andalucía
- Ansermanuevo
- Argelia
- Bolívar
- Buenaventura
- Bugalagrande
- Caicedonia
- Cali
- Calima
- Candelaria
- Cartago
- Dagua
- El Cairo
- El Cerrito
- El Dovio
- Florida
- Ginebra
- Guacarí
- Guadalajara de Buga
- Jamundí
- La Cumbre
- La Unión
- La Victoria
- Obando
- Palmira
- Pradera
- Restrepo
- Riofrío
- Roldanillo
- San Pedro
- Sevilla
- Toro
- Trujillo
- Tuluá
- Ulloa
- Versalles
- Vijes
- Yotoco
- Yumbo
- Zarzal

## Quick answers

- Where is El Águila?In Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
- What is the population of El Águila?8,743 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in El Águila?About 34 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of El Águila?About 47 people per km²
- What borders El Águila?Ansermanuevo, Balboa, La Celia, San José del Palmar and Santuario
- What is there to see in El Águila?Ansermanuevo, Camino al Recreo, Playa Rica, Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá
- What time zone is El Águila in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Águila?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in El Águila?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Águila?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Águila?Settlements lie between 1,016 m and 2,328 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Águila?Hospital San Rafael, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Águila?Banco Agrario de Colombia, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Águila?Cajero AVAL, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Águila?Biomax, about 18 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in El Águila?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of El Águila?CO76243 (OCHA common operational dataset)