Municipalities of Colombia map & data
Colombia has 3,151 municipalities in this layer, spread over 26 regions. The most are in Antioquia (2,119), Cundinamarca (206) and Tolima (144) - Antioquia alone holds 67% of them. The largest include Puerto Nare, Vereda Lagos del Dorado and Ciudad Yari.
Municipalities by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Antioquia | 2,119 | 67% |
| Cundinamarca | 206 | 6.5% |
| Tolima | 144 | 4.6% |
| Valle del Cauca | 101 | 3.2% |
| Santander | 94 | 3.0% |
| Risaralda | 80 | 2.5% |
| Boyacá | 62 | 2.0% |
| Putumayo | 42 | 1.3% |
| Cauca | 38 | 1.2% |
| Norte de Santander | 35 | 1.1% |
| Nariño | 34 | 1.1% |
| Meta | 31 | 1.0% |
| Guaviare | 25 | 0.8% |
| Caquetá | 24 | 0.8% |
| Bogota Capital District | 21 | 0.7% |
| La Guajira | 16 | 0.5% |
| Córdoba | 15 | 0.5% |
| Caldas | 12 | 0.4% |
| Quindío | 11 | 0.3% |
| Casanare | 11 | 0.3% |
| Huila | 10 | 0.3% |
| Chocó | 6 | 0.2% |
| Atlántico | 5 | 0.2% |
| Cesar | 5 | 0.2% |
| Magdalena | 3 | 0.1% |
| Sucre | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest municipalities in Colombia
- Puerto NareGuaviare · 3,987.2 km²
- Vereda Lagos del DoradoGuaviare · 1,884.2 km²
- Ciudad YariCaquetá · 1,112.2 km²
- San José de CaquetaniaMeta · 1,022.9 km²
- Vda. San Antonio AltoGuaviare · 928.6 km²
- Vda. Candilejas EsteCaquetá · 907.5 km²
- Localidad SumapazBogota Capital District · 775.9 km²
- Vda. CamuyaCaquetá · 436.2 km²
- BejuquilloAntioquia · 431.3 km²
- San Isidro DosGuaviare · 383.1 km²
- PantanosAntioquia · 263.4 km²
- El SocorroAntioquia · 259.2 km²
- Vda. Los MediosGuaviare · 254.7 km²
- Localidad UsmeBogota Capital District · 221.2 km²
- VenadosAntioquia · 218.9 km²
- Vda. Las DamasCaquetá · 199.9 km²
- Vda. Patio BonitoGuaviare · 189.5 km²
- Puntas De OcaidóAntioquia · 176.9 km²
- Vda. San MartínMeta · 158.7 km²
- San MiguelAntioquia · 155.2 km²
- Puerto BélgicaAntioquia · 141.5 km²
- Localidad Ciudad BolivarBogota Capital District · 130.9 km²
- TaitaAntioquia · 130.8 km²
- El RayoAntioquia · 127.6 km²
- El TriunfoMeta · 118.8 km²
- Vda. El SilencioMeta · 118.7 km²
- La PanguanaGuaviare · 117.6 km²
- La CatalinaAntioquia · 109.1 km²
- Reserva ForestalAntioquia · 105.9 km²
- Localidad SubaBogota Capital District · 100.9 km²
- NendoAntioquia · 98.1 km²
- Buenos AiresMeta · 96.2 km²
- DoradalAntioquia · 95.5 km²
- CurbatáAntioquia · 95.5 km²
- La AustraliaMeta · 94 km²
- ManizalesAntioquia · 92.3 km²
- Los GalgosAntioquia · 91.2 km²
- Doradas BajasAntioquia · 89.6 km²
- San Agustín de LeonesAntioquia · 89.4 km²
- Peña FlorAntioquia · 85.1 km²
What's in this layer
Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.
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This layer holds 3,151 municipalities in Colombia, the most of them in Antioquia. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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