Colombia: Departments, Major Cities & Metropolitan Areas - Statistics & Maps on City Population

Departments

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	A (km²)	Ca 1985-10-15	Ca 1993-10-24	Ca 2005-06-30	P 2011-06-30
i	Amazonas	AMA	Dep	Leticia	109,665	39,937	56,399	67,726	72,900
i	Antioquia	ANT	Dep	Medellín	63,612	4,067,664	4,919,619	5,682,276	6,143,800
i	Arauca	ARA	Dep	Arauca	23,818	89,972	185,882	232,118	250,600
i	Atlántico {Atlantico}	ATL	Dep	Barranquilla	3,388	1,478,213	1,837,468	2,166,156	2,344,100
i	Bogotá, Distrito Especial {Bogota, Distrito Especial}	DE	CpDst	Bogotá	1,587	4,236,490	5,484,244	6,840,116	7,467,800
i	Bolívar {Bolivar}	BOL	Dep	Cartagena	25,978	1,288,985	1,702,188	1,878,993	2,002,500
i	Boyacá {Boyaca}	BOY	Dep	Tunja	23,189	1,209,739	1,315,579	1,255,311	1,269,400
i	Caldas	CAL	Dep	Manizales	7,888	883,024	1,030,062	968,740	980,300
i	Caquetá {Caqueta}	CAQ	Dep	Florencia	88,965	264,507	367,898	420,337	453,600
i	Casanare	CAS	Dep	Yopal	44,640	147,472	211,329	295,353	331,700
i	Cauca	CAU	Dep	Popayán	29,308	857,751	1,127,678	1,268,937	1,330,800
i	Cesar	CES	Dep	Valledupar	22,905	699,428	827,219	903,279	979,100
i	Chocó {Choco}	CHO	Dep	Quibdó	46,530	313,567	406,199	454,030	480,800
i	Córdoba {Cordoba}	COR	Dep	Montería	25,020	1,013,247	1,275,623	1,467,929	1,607,500
i	Cundinamarca	CUN	Dep	Bogotá	22,623	1,512,928	1,875,337	2,280,037	2,517,200
i	Guainía {Guainia}	GUI	Dep	Puerto Inírida	72,238	12,345	28,478	35,230	38,900
i	Guaviare	GUV	Dep	San José del Guaviare	42,327	47,073	97,602	95,551	104,800
i	Huila	HUI	Dep	Neiva	19,890	693,712	843,798	1,011,418	1,097,600
i	La Guajira	LGU	Dep	Riohacha	20,848	299,995	433,361	681,575	846,600
i	Magdalena	MAG	Dep	Santa Marta	23,188	890,934	1,127,691	1,149,917	1,212,600
i	Meta	MET	Dep	Villavicencio	85,635	474,046	618,427	783,168	888,800
i	Nariño {Narino}	NAR	Dep	Pasto	33,268	1,085,173	1,443,671	1,541,956	1,660,100
i	Norte de Santander	NOR	Dep	Cúcuta	21,658	913,491	1,162,474	1,243,975	1,309,300
i	Putumayo	PUT	Dep	Mocoa	24,885	174,219	264,291	310,132	329,600
i	Quindío {Quindio}	QUI	Dep	Armenia	1,845	392,208	495,212	534,552	552,800
i	Risaralda	RIS	Dep	Pereira	4,140	652,872	844,184	897,509	930,500
i	San Andrés y Providencia {San Andres y Providencia}	SAP	Dep	San Andrés	44	35,818	61,040	70,554	73,900
i	Santander	SAN	Dep	Bucaramanga	30,537	1,511,392	1,811,741	1,957,789	2,020,600
i	Sucre	SUC	Dep	Sincelejo	10,917	561,649	701,105	772,010	818,700
i	Tolima	TOL	Dep	Ibagué	23,562	1,142,220	1,286,078	1,365,342	1,391,900
i	Valle del Cauca	VAL	Dep	Cali	22,140	3,027,247	3,736,090	4,161,425	4,428,700
i	Vaupés {Vaupes}	VAU	Dep	Mitú	65,268	26,178	24,671	39,279	42,000
i	Vichada	VIC	Dep	Puerto Carreño	100,242	18,702	62,073	55,872	65,300
	Colombia	COL		Bogotá	1,141,748	30,062,198	37,664,711	42,888,592	46,044,600

Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica, Republica de Columbia (web).

	Name	Adm.	C P 2011-06-30
1	Bogotá	DE	7,451,700
2	Medellín	ANT	2,335,600
3	Cali	VAL	2,233,000
4	Barranquilla	ATL	1,189,500

	Name	Adm.	A P 2011-06-30
1	Bogotá	DE	8,759,400
2	Medellín	ANT	3,592,100
3	Cali	VAL	2,782,900
4	Barranquilla	ATL	1,885,500
5	Bucaramanga	SAN	1,084,700

Cities

	Name	Adm.	C C 1985-10-15	C C 1993-10-24	C Ca 2005-06-30	C P 2011-06-30
i	Acacías {Acacias}	MET	17,484	28,007	44,775	52,600
i	Aguachica	CES	39,860	50,001	69,039	76,600
i	Aguazul	CAS	...	8,674	20,411	25,600
i	Agustín Codazzi {Agustin Codazzi}	CES	29,787	32,854	38,565	38,800
i	Andes	ANT	14,563	15,603	19,176	21,300
i	Anserma	CAL	17,727	20,379	20,334	21,000
i	Apartadó {Apartado}	ANT	29,847	56,330	111,887	136,100
i	Aracataca	MAG	11,836	15,845	19,894	24,300
i	Arauca	ARA	...	38,916	62,634	71,200
i	Ariguani (El Difícil)	MAG	...	14,987	18,313	19,400
i	Arjona	BOL	30,830	33,886	47,451	52,900
i	Armenia	QUI	192,409	216,467	273,114	282,600
i	Ayapel	COR	13,524	15,942	20,456	24,100
i	Baranoa	ATL	28,033	32,504	42,840	46,400
i	Barbosa	ANT	...	13,379	18,608	21,300
i	Barbosa	SAN	12,878	14,293	20,129	22,000
i	Barrancabermeja	SAN	141,516	144,769	170,810	173,000
i	Barranquilla	ATL	917,486	990,547	1,142,312	1,189,500
i	Bello	ANT	211,203	257,707	358,139	412,300
i	Bogotá (Santa Fe de Bogotá) {Bogota}	DE	4,176,769	4,931,796	6,824,510	7,451,700
i	Bosconia	CES	15,809	20,242	27,895	31,500
i	Bucaramanga	SAN	351,687	410,065	509,216	518,400
i	Buenaventura	VAL	165,829	194,727	292,947	335,400
i	Buga (Guadalajara de Buga)	VAL	85,772	94,840	99,893	99,500
i	Caicedonia	VAL	22,713	23,681	24,140	24,400
i	Cajicá {Cajica}	CUN	...	15,687	27,111	32,300
i	Calarcá {Calarca}	QUI	40,241	44,047	56,200	58,200
i	Caldas	ANT	37,071	45,251	52,696	57,900
i	Cali (Santiago de Cali)	VAL	1,369,331	1,641,498	2,083,171	2,233,000
i	Campoalegre	HUI	16,766	19,329	23,986	25,300
i	Candelaria	VAL	14,808	17,235	19,620	21,400
i	Carepa	ANT	...	11,834	29,105	37,300
i	Carmen de Viboral	ANT	13,051	14,543	22,731	27,100
i	Cartagena (de Indias)	BOL	513,986	616,231	842,228	911,300
i	Cartago	VAL	95,650	100,946	122,001	127,100
i	Caucasia	ANT	24,713	39,770	69,468	82,500
i	Cereté {Cerete}	COR	26,651	40,411	47,094	50,400
i	Chaparral	TOL	19,990	20,789	25,338	26,200
i	Chía {Chia}	CUN	23,909	41,632	73,841	89,200
i	Chigorodó {Chigorodo}	ANT	15,713	29,856	49,631	59,400
i	Chinchiná {Chinchina}	CAL	34,460	46,512	45,113	45,500
i	Chinú {Chinu}	COR	13,675	15,763	20,886	22,800
i	Chiquinquirá {Chiquinquira}	BOY	28,337	34,946	47,498	52,700
i	Ciénaga {Cienaga}	MAG	56,164	66,236	87,624	95,000
i	Ciénaga de Oro {Cienaga de Oro}	COR	14,741	16,740	20,838	23,600
i	Circasia	QUI	11,688	14,414	20,032	21,500
i	Copacabana	ANT	28,124	39,621	52,829	57,900
i	Corozal	SUC	29,947	32,887	45,402	49,200
i	Cúcuta (San José de Cúcuta) {Cucuta}	NOR	383,584	459,640	567,664	603,500
i	Dos Quebradas	RIS	97,063	129,572	169,844	182,300
i	Duitama	BOY	57,248	71,444	93,003	99,700
i	El Bagre	ANT	12,634	24,330	25,395	25,700
i	El Banco	MAG	22,897	36,801	33,380	34,600
i	El Carmen de Bolívar {El Carmen de Bolivar}	BOL	32,200	38,289	49,423	55,500
i	El Cerrito	VAL	24,383	28,455	33,302	34,700
i	El Santuario	ANT	11,316	14,250	19,830	21,900
i	Envigado	ANT	87,574	107,402	165,420	194,300
i	Espinal	TOL	39,101	43,422	55,787	57,800
i	Facatativá {Facatativa}	CUN	44,912	63,237	95,640	109,900
i	Flandes	TOL	18,319	19,028	23,709	24,600
i	Florencia	CAQ	71,305	82,708	121,898	138,800
i	Florida	VAL	31,073	35,689	41,057	42,200
i	Floridablanca	SAN	142,153	187,197	243,859	252,100
i	Fonseca	LGU	18,038	19,918	18,952	20,100
i	Fundación {Fundacion}	MAG	28,647	36,315	49,856	53,300
i	Funza	CUN	24,584	34,612	57,110	65,300
i	Fusagasugá {Fusagasuga}	CUN	41,571	57,915	86,232	99,300
i	Galapa	ATL	13,561	14,863	28,687	34,500
i	Garzón {Garzon}	HUI	19,877	24,751	33,455	38,600
i	Girardot	CUN	67,271	81,380	94,359	99,000
i	Girardota	ANT	12,107	17,131	25,011	29,400
i	Girón {Giron}	SAN	40,255	71,618	117,941	143,300
i	Granada	MET	21,480	26,617	40,941	47,700
i	Honda	TOL	26,070	27,202	26,417	24,900
i	Ibagué {Ibague}	TOL	280,638	340,191	468,647	502,000
i	Ipiales	NAR	46,864	59,351	74,362	88,400
i	Itagüí {Itagui}	ANT	139,050	175,626	213,237	232,900
i	Jamundí {Jamundi}	VAL	21,897	33,119	65,758	74,900
i	La Ceja	ANT	20,604	25,989	38,287	43,000
i	La Dorada	CAL	50,048	58,736	65,501	67,900
i	La Estrella	ANT	16,651	33,626	28,812	32,000
i	La Plata	HUI	12,653	16,226	20,706	23,700
i	La Tebaida	QUI	17,003	19,353	30,609	35,700
i	La Unión {La Union}	VAL	14,389	17,219	24,302	27,500
i	La Virginia	RIS	24,721	27,846	30,688	31,200
i	Leticia	AMA	...	17,758	23,811	25,400
i	Líbano {Libano}	TOL	24,670	26,337	26,188	25,600
i	Lorica (Santa Cruz de Lorica)	COR	24,979	29,175	44,417	50,700
i	Los Patios	NOR	44,435	46,079	65,119	70,600
i	Madrid	CUN	22,642	33,347	53,858	62,100
i	Magangué {Magangue}	BOL	51,417	61,452	79,645	84,100
i	Maicao	LGU	49,262	80,770	85,101	99,400
i	Malambo	ATL	50,127	68,714	95,258	106,700
i	Manaure	LGU	...	4,148	26,066	37,400
i	Manizales	CAL	283,365	303,136	353,312	362,900
i	Marinilla	ANT	12,634	17,351	32,475	38,200
i	Mariquita (San Sebastian de Mariquita)	TOL	16,434	19,009	23,529	24,000
i	Medellín {Medellin}	ANT	1,452,392	1,551,160	2,175,681	2,335,600
i	Melgar	TOL	11,294	17,477	26,829	28,700
i	Miranda	CAU	...	10,419	22,021	25,600
i	Mitú {Mitu}	VAU	...	3,752	13,066	14,900
i	Mocoa (San Miguel de Mocoa)	PUT	...	13,117	25,751	30,600
i	Mompós (Santa Cruz de Mompox) {Mompos}	BOL	17,908	19,810	22,591	24,400
i	Montelíbano {Montelibano}	COR	20,239	25,611	49,024	57,900
i	Montenegro	QUI	23,450	26,148	32,169	33,200
i	Montería {Monteria}	COR	162,056	210,297	286,575	319,200
i	Mosquera	CUN	...	17,774	59,884	71,200
i	Neiva	HUI	179,908	237,239	295,961	313,400
i	Ocaña {Ocana}	NOR	55,277	59,574	78,827	85,200
i	Orito	PUT	...	8,167	17,207	20,900
i	Palmar de Varela	ATL	13,932	18,255	22,796	24,000
i	Palmira	VAL	181,157	196,213	228,122	237,900
i	Pamplona	NOR	36,665	37,829	48,639	52,300
i	Pasto (San Juan de Pasto)	NAR	203,742	261,368	312,377	343,900
i	Pereira	RIS	241,927	348,023	371,239	386,100
i	Piedecuesta	SAN	35,675	60,057	92,736	109,900
i	Pitalito	HUI	27,374	39,509	59,893	69,000
i	Pivijay	MAG	12,532	19,577	19,229	19,200
i	Planeta Rica	COR	24,953	30,486	38,323	40,800
i	Plato	MAG	24,588	29,537	35,760	40,500
i	Popayán {Popayan}	CAU	149,019	169,423	226,978	237,900
i	Pradera	VAL	28,081	32,990	42,246	45,700
i	Puerto Asís {Puerto Asis}	PUT	...	17,745	27,609	30,300
i	Puerto Berrío {Puerto Berrio}	ANT	21,907	24,309	34,193	38,800
i	Puerto Boyacá {Puerto Boyaca}	BOY	19,313	20,667	33,806	36,300
i	Puerto Carreño {Puerto Carreno}	VIC	3,275	5,534	10,032	12,100
i	Puerto Colombia	ATL	12,659	14,637	20,654	21,900
i	Puerto Inírida {Puerto Inirida}	GUI	...	4,098	10,793	12,000
i	Puerto López {Puerto Lopez}	MET	10,449	13,248	18,395	20,700
i	Puerto Tejada	CAU	27,914	34,295	39,009	39,700
i	Quibdó (San Francisco de Quibdó) {Quibdo}	CHO	50,277	65,904	101,134	105,400
i	Quimbaya	QUI	21,651	22,563	27,222	28,500
i	Riohacha	LGU	49,931	77,083	136,183	186,700
i	Rionegro	ANT	20,892	45,076	64,652	73,200
i	Roldanillo	VAL	16,223	19,750	24,155	24,600
i	Sabanagrande	ATL	13,157	15,949	24,227	28,000
i	Sabanalarga	ATL	36,621	43,745	66,707	75,300
i	Sabaneta	ANT	15,917	23,364	35,242	39,000
i	Sahagún {Sahagun}	COR	29,531	38,884	44,985	47,100
i	Sampués {Sampues}	SUC	...	12,801	18,309	20,100
i	San Andrés {San Andres}	SAP	...	33,937	48,421	50,900
i	San Gil	SAN	25,330	28,157	37,087	39,300
i	San Jacinto	BOL	16,731	16,604	19,317	20,300
i	San José del Guaviare {San Jose del Guaviare}	GUV	...	13,852	34,863	40,700
i	San Juan del Cesar	LGU	15,239	21,833	21,513	22,900
i	San Juan Nepomuceno	BOL	16,343	19,929	23,727	25,400
i	San Marcos	SUC	18,326	19,689	29,504	31,900
i	San Martín {San Martin}	MET	12,013	12,932	18,170	20,500
i	San Onofre	SUC	10,437	25,017	18,132	20,600
i	San Pablo	BOL	...	9,179	20,952	26,100
i	Santa Marta	MAG	175,687	270,253	385,122	433,700
i	Santander de Quilichao	CAU	23,783	30,291	40,251	47,700
i	Santa Rosa de Cabal	RIS	38,487	45,208	56,329	58,700
i	Santo Tomás {Santo Tomas}	ATL	15,727	17,156	22,617	23,800
i	San Vicente del Caguán {San Vicente del Caguan}	CAQ	...	8,403	31,011	37,300
i	Saravena	ARA	...	18,995	28,544	30,700
i	Segovia	ANT	15,216	24,834	28,048	30,400
i	Sevilla	VAL	33,685	32,680	35,061	34,700
i	Sibaté {Sibate}	CUN	...	14,153	21,188	24,000
i	Sincé {Since}	SUC	15,830	21,391	22,144	24,200
i	Sincelejo	SUC	122,484	168,410	219,639	242,300
i	Soacha	CUN	100,691	222,565	396,555	461,200
i	Socorro	SAN	18,098	17,076	22,997	24,400
i	Sogamoso	BOY	65,428	83,152	96,828	98,300
i	Soledad	ATL	168,291	236,521	460,996	550,400
i	Tame	ARA	...	16,344	19,134	19,500
i	Tarazá {Taraza}	ANT	...	8,211	17,852	22,800
i	Tierralta	COR	13,291	20,245	32,875	39,200
i	Tolú (Santiago de Tolú) {Tolu}	SUC	12,880	17,664	22,318	25,200
i	Tuluá {Tulua}	VAL	103,123	125,137	160,922	173,900
i	Tumaco	NAR	46,921	58,436	84,668	100,300
i	Tunja	BOY	89,164	101,622	146,621	166,900
i	Turbaco	BOL	29,480	34,150	57,714	63,000
i	Turbo	ANT	26,612	30,765	47,259	56,700
i	Ubaté (Villa de San Diego de Ubaté) {Ubate}	CUN	11,962	13,080	22,042	24,100
i	Valledupar	CES	150,838	202,404	299,065	350,900
i	Villa del Rosario	NOR	19,565	45,792	66,754	77,000
i	Villamaría {Villamaria}	CAL	20,319	25,024	36,667	42,400
i	Villavicencio	MET	162,556	219,976	356,464	418,500
i	Yarumal	ANT	20,131	21,399	26,603	29,000
i	Yopal	CAS	...	33,790	90,218	111,200
i	Yumbo	VAL	44,999	55,236	80,927	93,600
i	Zarzal	VAL	22,759	23,829	28,799	30,700
i	Zipaquirá {Zipaquira}	CUN	46,286	60,585	88,527	99,800

(1993) (2005) (2011) Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica, Republica de Columbia (web).
In contrast to the census results of 1985 and 1993, the population figures of 2005 and 2011 are adjusted for underenumeration.

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