List of cities in Colombia

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The list of cities in Colombia provides an overview of the population development in the larger cities and municipalities of the South American state of Colombia .

Metropolitan regions by population

The table shows the largest metropolitan regions in Colombia (as of 2019).

rank
 Metropolitan area
 Population
(2019)
1. Bogotá 9,886,678
2. Medellin 3,952,494
3. Cali 3,151,710
4th Barranquilla 2,123,081
5. Cartagena 1,382,015
6th Bucaramanga 1,160,243
7th Cúcuta 892.732
8th. Pereira 717.914
9. Santa Marta 716,569
10. Villavicencio 641.634
11. Ibagué 638.494
12. Valledupar 594,677

Urban settlements by population

There are 1,105 municipalities ( Municipios ) in Colombia . The municipalities - the largest is Cumaribo with 65,674 square kilometers - partly have the area of ​​German federal states (for comparison: Bavaria 70,550 square kilometers). They usually consist of several localities. The administrative area often includes both the central, mostly urban settlement that gives it its name, as well as the surrounding greater region, i.e. extensive rural areas.

The following table contains all urban settlements (Localidades Urbanas) that had more than 100,000 inhabitants at the 2018 census, as well as the results of the censuses (VZ) of the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) since 1951. The higher-level administrative unit ( Department ) to which the municipality belongs. Bogotá forms its own capital district and does not belong to any department. The population figures refer to the respective urban settlement in the narrower sense - the core city - not to the municipality in the political sense.

(VZ = census)

rank
 Surname
 VZ 1951
 VZ 1964
 VZ 1973
 VZ 1985
 VZ 1993
 VZ 2005
 VZ 2018
 Administrative unit
1. Bogotá 660.280 1,661,935 2,845,361 3,974,813 4,931,796 6,824,510 7,387,400 Bogotá, Distrito Capital
2. Medellin 328.294 948.025 1,122,099 1,418,554 1,551,160 2,175,681 2,382,399 Antioquia
3. Cali 241.357 618.215 971.891 1,323,944 1,641,498 2,083,171 2,172,527 Valle del Cauca
4th Barranquilla 276.199 493.034 701.945 896.649 990,547 1,142,312 1,205,284 Atlántico
5. Cartagena 111.291 217.910 311,664 491,368 616.231 842.228 876.885 Bolívar
6th Cúcuta 70,375 147.176 234,365 357.026 459.640 567,664 685.445 North of Santander
7th Soacha 4,226 11,435 23,997 99.353 222,565 396,555 655.025 Cundinamarca
8th. Soledad 20,158 37,617 68.209 164.494 236,521 460.996 602,644 Atlántico
9. Bucaramanga 102,887 216,821 317,553 341,513 410.065 509.216 570.752 Santander
10. Bello 28,398 ... 103.039 206.297 257,707 358.139 495.483 Antioquia
11. Ibagué 54,347 125,233 202,850 269,495 340.191 468,647 492,554 Tolima
12. Villavicencio 17.126 45,277 87,690 161.166 219.976 356.464 492.052 Meta
13. Santa Marta 37.005 89.161 110.161 177.922 270.253 385.122 455.299 Magdalena
14th Valledupar 9,011 43,553 98,669 142,771 202,404 299.065 431,794 Cesar
15th Manizales 88,893 190.036 207,607 275.067 303.136 353,312 405.234 Caldas
16. Montería 23,682 70,531 104.129 157.466 210.297 286,575 388,499 Cordoba
17th Pereira 76,262 147,487 186,776 233.271 348.023 371.239 385,838 Risaralda
18th Neiva 33,040 75,886 109.063 178.130 237.239 295.961 335.994 Huila
19th Pasto 48,853 82,546 130.222 197,407 261,368 312,377 308.095 Nariño
20th Armenia 57,098 125.022 149.078 180.221 216,467 273.114 287.245 Quindío
21st Floridablanca 2,446 4.166 40,878 137.975 187.197 243,859 280.025 Santander
22nd Palmira 54,293 106.502 143.092 175.186 196.213 228.122 275.254 Valle del Cauca
23. Popayan 31,866 58,500 77,884 141,964 169.423 226.978 266,561 Cauca
24. Sincelejo 21,625 44.001 71,946 120,537 168.410 219,639 249,323 Sucre
25th Itagüí 11,027 ... 90,828 135,797 175,626 213.237 247.918 Antioquia
26th Buenaventura 35,087 70,079 110.713 160,342 194,727 292,947 235.064 Valle del Cauca
27. Envigado 13,392 ... 67.199 85,539 107.402 165.420 215,766 Antioquia
28. Dosquebradas ... ... 40,908 93,558 129,575 169,844 204.280 Risaralda
29 Barrancabermeja 25,046 59,625 92.036 137.406 144,769 170.810 177.272 Santander
30th Tuluá 28,715 56,539 87,952 99,721 125.137 160,922 174,951 Valle del Cauca
31. Tunja 23.008 40,451 55.166 87,851 101,622 146,621 163,894 Boyacá
32. Florencia 8,119 17,709 28,056 66,430 82,708 121,898 147.939 Caquetá
33. Yopal ... ... ... ... 33,790 90.218 143,619 Casanare
34. Girón 2.184 3,889 11,256 39,074 71,618 117.941 141.107 Santander
35. Piedecuesta ... ... ... 35,675 60,057 92,736 139.273 Santander
36. Cartago 31.051 55,682 72,797 92,524 100,946 122.001 131,641 Valle del Cauca
37. Mosquera ... ... ... ... 17,774 59,884 128.012 Cundinamarca
38. Riohacha 5,953 11,708 22,545 46,667 77,083 136.183 126.103 La Guajira
39. Facatativá ... ... ... 44,912 63,237 95,640 125,348 Cundinamarca
40. Jamundí ... ... ... 44,999 55,236 80,927 107,800 Valle del Cauca
41. Malambo ... ... ... 50.127 68.714 95,258 119,878 Atlántico
42. Fusagasugá ... ... ... 41,571 57,915 86,232 114,722 Cundinamarca
43. Quibdó 9,013 19,989 29,423 47,950 65,904 101.134 113.124 Chocó
44. Sogamoso ... ... ... 65,428 83,152 96,828 111,815 Boyacá
45. Buga ... ... ... 85,772 94,840 99,893 110.905 Valle del Cauca
46. Duitama ... ... ... 57,248 71,444 93.003 107,520 Boyacá
47. Zipaquirá ... ... ... 46.286 60,585 88,527 106,461 Cundinamarca
48. Ocaña ... ... ... 55,277 59,574 78,827 106.159 North of Santander
49. Chía ... ... ... 23,909 41,632 73.841 105.509 Cundinamarca
50. Ciénaga ... ... ... 56.164 66,236 87,624 104,999 Magdalena
51. Maicao ... ... ... 49,262 80,770 85.101 103.354 La Guajira
52. Madrid ... ... ... 22,642 33,347 53,858 102.710 Cundinamarca

Municipalities by population

The following table contains all municipalities that had more than 100,000 inhabitants at the 2018 census, as well as the result of the censuses (VZ) of the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) from 1993 and 2005. The higher-level administrative unit ( Department) to which the city belongs. Bogotá forms its own capital district and does not belong to any department. The population figures refer to the municipality within its political limits, without politically independent suburbs.

(VZ = census)

Rank
(2019)
 Surname
 VZ 1993
 VZ 2005
 VZ 2018
 Administrative unit
1. Bogotá 4,945,448 6,840,116 7,412,566 Bogotá, Distrito Capital
2. Medellin 1,630,009 2,216,830 2,427,129 Antioquia
3. Cali 1,666,468 2,119,908 2,227,642 Valle del Cauca
4th Barranquilla 993.759 1,146,359 1,206,319 Atlántico
5. Cartagena 656.632 892,545 973.045 Bolívar
6th Cúcuta 482,490 587,676 711.715 North of Santander
7th Soacha 230,335 402.007 660.179 Cundinamarca
8th. Soledad 238.153 461.851 603.999 Atlántico
9. Bucaramanga 414,365 516,512 581.130 Santander
10. Villavicencio 253.780 380.222 531.275 Meta
11. Ibagué 365.136 498.401 529.635 Tolima
12. Bello 264.009 371,591 522.264 Antioquia
13. Santa Marta 283.711 415.270 499.192 Magdalena
14th Montería 275,952 378.970 490.935 Cordoba
15th Valledupar 248,525 354,449 490.075 Cesar
16. Pereira 354.625 443,554 467.269 Risaralda
17th Manizales 327,663 379.972 434.403 Caldas
18th Pasto 294.024 382,618 392.930 Nariño
19th Neiva 250,838 316.033 357.392 Huila
20th Palmira 234.166 284,470 349.294 Valle del Cauca
21st Popayan 187,519 257,512 318.059 Cauca
22nd Buenaventura 227,478 328.794 308.188 Valle del Cauca
23. Armenia 223.284 280.930 295.208 Quindío
24. Floridablanca 192.856 254,683 291.935 Santander
25th Sincelejo 174,345 237.618 277.773 Sucre
26th Itagüí 180.354 232.680 276.744 Antioquia
27. San Andrés de Tumaco 115,674 160.034 253,637 Nariño
28. Envigado 115,484 174.108 228,848 Antioquia
29 Dosquebradas 139,839 179,301 217.178 Risaralda
30th Tuluá 145,531 187.275 212,685 Valle del Cauca
31. Barrancabermeja 157.433 190.058 203,537 Santander
32. Riohacha 97.289 167.865 188.014 La Guajira
33. Tunja 107,807 154.096 172,548 Boyacá
34. Piedecuesta 72,631 117,364 170,625 Santander
35. Maicao 93.093 123.757 170,582 La Guajira
36. Yopal 44,761 106,822 168,433 Casanare
37. Florencia 96,247 143,871 168,346 Caquetá
38. Uribia 55,685 117,674 163,462 La Guajira
39. Girón 79,799 135.791 160.403 Santander
40. Jamundí 57,354 96,849 159,877 Valle del Cauca
41. Facatativá 69,552 107,452 139,441 Cundinamarca
42. Fusagasugá 75,333 108,938 138,498 Cundinamarca
43. Cartago 105.234 124,831 135,729 Valle del Cauca
44. Rionegro 70,352 100.502 135,465 Antioquia
45. Magangué 102.155 121,515 133,270 Bolívar
46. Chía 55,742 97.907 132.181 Cundinamarca
47. Zipaquirá 69,695 101,551 130,537 Cundinamarca
48. Mosquera 22,250 63,237 130.221 Cundinamarca
49. Quibdó 102.003 112,886 129,237 Chocó
50. Malambo 71,925 101,280 128.203 Atlántico
51. Guadalajara de Buga 107.036 116,893 127,545 Valle del Cauca
52. Sogamoso 109,115 117.094 127,235 Boyacá
53. turbo 78,529 121,919 124,552 Antioquia
54. Pitalito 72,711 102,460 124.359 Huila
55. Duitama 94,874 107.406 122,436 Boyacá
56. Apartadó 67,591 131.405 121.003 Antioquia
57. Ciénaga 130.610 101,985 120,071 Magdalena
58. Ocaña 78,315 90,528 118.273 North of Santander
59. Ipiales 74,495 109,116 116.136 Nariño
60. Lorica 100,543 110.316 113.909 Cordoba
61. Madrid 42,584 62,436 112,254 Cundinamarca
62. Santander de Quilichao 81,870 80.282 110,445 Cauca
63. Aguachica 64,647 82,346 109,621 Cesar
64. Sahagún 92,069 87,556 107,636 Cordoba
65. Yumbo 66,512 92.214 107,334 Valle del Cauca
66. Cereté 73,649 83,928 105.815 Cordoba
67. Turbaco 44.501 63,057 105.166 Bolívar
68. Villa del Rosario 56,517 69,848 101,952 North of Santander
69. Girardot 90.904 97,889 101.018 Cundinamarca

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
  2. ^ Lo difícil de vivir en Cumaribo, el municipio más grande de Colombia. In: El Tiempo . April 20, 2018, Retrieved May 3, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ United Nations: Demographic Bulletin of Latin America: Urbanization and Urban Population Trends 1950-2000 (PDF; 4.9 MB), New York 2005, ISBN 9210210557
  4. ↑ a b Censo Nacional de Poblacion y vivienda 2018. DANE, accessed on February 4, 2020 .

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