# Pacoa Municipality, Vaupés Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Vaupés Department 

# Pacoa

Pacoa is a municipality of Colombia in Vaupés Department. It had an estimated **5,617 people** in 2025 on 13,964 km² (about 0.4 per km²). 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,617people (2025)
- 13,964km²
- 2mapped services
- 159 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Pacoa?

Pacoa had an estimated **5,617 people** in 2025 — 10.1% of Vaupés Department, 911th of 1121 municipalities. There are 933 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Vaupés Department figure of 927). Spread over 13,964 km², that is about **0.4 people per km²**, 1106th of 1121 municipalities.

48.0% of people are children under 15 and 2.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 16 years (it is 19 across Vaupés Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 101 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,128**

5–9 ****806**

10–14 ****761**

15–19 ****766**

20–24 ****605**

25–29 ****364**

30–34 ****247**

35–39 ****206**

40–44 ****167**

45–49 ****143**

50–54 ****127**

55–59 ****102**

60–64 ****72**

65–69 ****46**

70–74 ****25**

75–79 ****15**

80–84 ****11**

85–89 ****13**

90–94 ****9**

95+ ****3**

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 Pacoa?

Pacoa lies in [Vaupés Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Carurú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/caruru/), [La Pedrera](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/la-pedrera/), [La Victoria](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/la-victoria/), [Miraflores](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guaviare/miraflores/), [Mirití - Paraná](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/amazonas/miriti-parana/), [Mitú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/mitu/), [Solano](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/caqueta/solano/) and [Taraira](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/taraira/). By area it is the 12th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 26.3% of [Vaupés Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/). The centre of Pacoa is about 605 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 140 km from Mitú, the main town of Vaupés Department. The centre point is at 0.1936° N, 70.9063° 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 Pacoa

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Pacoa: 2 waterfalls; 1 attraction.

- Raudal · waterfall
- Raudal · waterfall
- Rápidos del Jirijirimo · attraction

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: Pacoa

- 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) · Mitú140 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:39) and shortest in Feb (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:54, sunset around 18:01).

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 Pacoa

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Pacoa. Settlements here lie between about 100 m and 191 m above sea level (median 159 m).

- Asentamiento indígena
- Berlin
- Campeon
- Campeón
- Caserío
- Gallina
- Guayabero
- Isla Carau
- Lérida
- Pacoa (Buenos Aires)
- Pava
- Pueblo indígena
- Puerto Cachiporro
- Puerto Suarez Norte
- Puerto Suárez
- San Miguel
- Santa Isabel
- Sonaña
- Villa Gladis
- Villa Gladys

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 Pacoa

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

### Water

25 rivers and streams.

- Caño Aguas Negras
- Caño Cacaotal
- Caño Churuco
- Caño Colorado
- Caño Comeyacá
- Caño El Lobo
- Caño Hacha
- Caño Huicoco
- Caño Pacá
- Caño Piedra
- Caño Pira Paraná
- Caño Tatú
- Caño Umari
- Caño Umuña
- Caño Yaripa
- Quebrada Cotudo
- Quebrada Dumavarí
- Quebrada Egeria
- Rio Pirá Paraná
- Río Cananari
- Río Fexa
- Río Guanapanaca
- Río Pacoa
- Río Pira Paraná

…and 1 more.

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 Pacoa and the best time to visit

In Pacoa, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 2,768 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (330 mm) and the driest Nov (178 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 25 219 

Feb 25 225 

Mar 25 257 

Apr 25 288 

May 25 330 

Jun 25 270 

Jul 25 237 

Aug 25 182 

Sep 25 190 

Oct 25 185 

Nov 25 178 

Dec 25 208 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pacoa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Escuela Rural de Puerto Ortega · Pacoa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.14300&mlon=-70.98200#map=17/0.14300/-70.98200) 

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 Pacoa

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

- Schools1
- Pharmacies1

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

- Carurú
- Mitú
- Papunahua
- Taraira
- Yavaraté

## Quick answers

- Where is Pacoa?In Vaupés Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Pacoa?5,617 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Pacoa?About 16 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Pacoa?About 0.4 people per km²
- What borders Pacoa?Carurú, La Pedrera, La Victoria, Miraflores, Mirití - Paraná, Mitú, Solano and Taraira
- What is there to see in Pacoa?Raudal, Raudal, Rápidos del Jirijirimo
- What time zone is Pacoa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pacoa?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Pacoa?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pacoa?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pacoa?Settlements lie between 100 m and 191 m
- What is the P-code of Pacoa?CO97511 (OCHA common operational dataset)