# Papunahua Municipality, Vaupés Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Vaupés Department 

# Papunahua

Papunahua is a municipality of Colombia in Vaupés Department. It had an estimated **970 people** in 2025 on 5,537 km² (about 0.2 per km²). 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 970people (2025)
- 5,537km²
- 1mapped service
- 207 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Papunahua?

Papunahua had an estimated **970 people** in 2025 — 1.7% of Vaupés Department, 1117th of 1121 municipalities. There are 773 women for every 1,000 men (below the Vaupés Department figure of 927). Spread over 5,537 km², that is about **0.2 people per km²**, 1115th of 1121 municipalities.

41.2% of people are children under 15 and 6.2% 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 90 children and older people.

0–4 ****219**

5–9 ****99**

10–14 ****82**

15–19 ****103**

20–24 ****110**

25–29 ****69**

30–34 ****42**

35–39 ****40**

40–44 ****43**

45–49 ****36**

50–54 ****28**

55–59 ****21**

60–64 ****18**

65–69 ****20**

70–74 ****23**

75–79 ****15**

80–84 ****2**

85–89 ****0**

90–94 ****0**

95+ ****0**

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 Papunahua?

Papunahua lies in [Vaupés Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Carurú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/caruru/), [El Retorno](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guaviare/el-retorno/), [Mitú](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/mitu/), [Morichal](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/morichal/) and [Pana Pana](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/guainia/pana-pana/). By area it is the 41st largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 10.4% of [Vaupés Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/vaupes/). The centre of Papunahua is about 483 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 87 km from Mitú, the main town of Vaupés Department. The centre point is at 1.6168° N, 70.9316° 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: Papunahua

- 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) · Mitú87 km
- Jorge E. Gonzalez Torres Airport (SJE) · San José Del Guaviare218 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:37) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:37, sunset around 17:39).

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 Papunahua

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Papunahua.

- Asentamiento
- Caserío Río Guarary
- Pueblo
- Puerto Calocha
- Puerto Pacú
- Puerto Solano (Papunahua)
- Urumbi
- Wacuraba
- Xicute

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 Papunahua

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Caño Auati
- Caño Javari
- Quebrada Mirapará
- Río Surubi

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 Papunahua and the best time to visit

In Papunahua, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 2,888 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (373 mm) and the driest Nov (181 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 25 188 

Feb 25 207 

Mar 25 246 

Apr 25 301 

May 25 373 

Jun 25 303 

Jul 24 259 

Aug 25 204 

Sep 25 214 

Oct 25 211 

Nov 25 181 

Dec 25 200 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Papunahua

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Sede Internado Rural Arara Cuduyari · Mitú 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.40917&mlon=-70.74667#map=17/1.40917/-70.74667) 

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 Papunahua

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

- Schools1

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
- Pacoa
- Taraira
- Yavaraté

## Quick answers

- Where is Papunahua?In Vaupés Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Papunahua?970 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Papunahua?About 19 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Papunahua?About 0.2 people per km²
- What borders Papunahua?Carurú, El Retorno, Mitú, Morichal and Pana Pana
- What time zone is Papunahua in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Papunahua?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Papunahua?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Papunahua?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the P-code of Papunahua?CO97777 (OCHA common operational dataset)