# Carurú Municipality, Vaupés Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/caruru/

Municipality · Vaupés Department 

# Carurú

Carurú is a municipality of Colombia in Vaupés Department. It had an estimated **3,962 people** in 2025 on 6,360 km² (about 0.6 per km²). Its main town is Carurú. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,962people (2025)
- 6,360km²
- 7mapped services
- 198 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Carurú?

Carurú had an estimated **3,962 people** in 2025 — 7.1% of Vaupés Department, 1004th of 1121 municipalities. There are 864 women for every 1,000 men (below the Vaupés Department figure of 927). Spread over 6,360 km², that is about **0.6 people per km²**, 1099th of 1121 municipalities.

40.2% of people are children under 15 and 4.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 19 years (it is 19 across Vaupés Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 81 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 Carurú?

Carurú lies in [Vaupés Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [El Retorno](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guaviare/el-retorno/), [Miraflores](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guaviare/miraflores/), [Mitú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/mitu/), [Pacoa](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/pacoa/) and [Papunahua](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/papunahua/). By area it is the 36th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 12.0% of [Vaupés Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/). The centre of Carurú is about 497 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 113 km from Mitú, the main town of Vaupés Department. The centre point is at 1.1483° N, 71.2485° 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 Carurú

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Carurú: 2 waterfalls.

- Raudal Pucarón (Yuruparí) · waterfall
- Raudal de Mandí · waterfall

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: Carurú

- 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

- Fabio Alberto Leon Bentley Airport (MVP) · Mitú113 km
- Jorge E. Gonzalez Torres Airport (SJE) · San José Del Guaviare222 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:39) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:38, sunset around 17:41).

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 Carurú

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Carurú. Settlements here lie between about 196 m and 205 m above sea level (median 198 m).

- Arara
- Asentamiento indígena
- Carurú
- Caserío
- Caño Tapuru
- Finca
- La Florida
- Pueblo indígena
- Puerto Otero
- Puerto Silvania
- Tio Borbos
- Tío Barbas
- Vereda

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 Carurú

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Caño Arará
- Caño Bacatí
- Caño Lindala
- Caño Macaco
- Río Tiparana

### Coast and islands

4 islands.

- Isla Acuti
- Isla Imembui
- Isla Tipiti
- Isla Verano

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Carurú Airport

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 Carurú and the best time to visit

In Carurú, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 2,875 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (388 mm) and the driest Jan (157 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 25 157 

Feb 25 182 

Mar 25 241 

Apr 25 307 

May 25 388 

Jun 24 306 

Jul 24 267 

Aug 25 211 

Sep 25 215 

Oct 25 226 

Nov 25 196 

Dec 25 179 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Carurú

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Escuela Rural de Puerto Valencia · Carurú 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.15778&mlon=-71.27056#map=17/1.15778/-71.27056) 

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 Carurú

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

- Schools7

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 Vaupés Department

- Mitú
- Pacoa
- Papunahua
- Taraira
- Yavaraté

## Quick answers

- Where is Carurú?In Vaupés Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Carurú?3,962 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Carurú?About 19 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Carurú?About 0.6 people per km²
- What borders Carurú?El Retorno, Miraflores, Mitú, Pacoa and Papunahua
- What is there to see in Carurú?Raudal Pucarón (Yuruparí), Raudal de Mandí
- What time zone is Carurú in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Carurú?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Carurú?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Carurú?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Carurú?Settlements lie between 196 m and 205 m
- What is the P-code of Carurú?CO97161 (OCHA common operational dataset)