Colombia (Republic of Colombia), CO
Colombia: This South American nation is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela and Brazil to the east, Ecuador and Peru to the south, and the Pacific Ocean and Panama to the west.
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Republic of Colombia at a glance
Republic of Colombia currently has 529 quality-checked populated place pages and 33 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
529
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
States & regions
33
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Quick Facts about Republic of Colombia
| Population | 53,057,212 |
| Country | Colombia |
| Different from | Columbia |
| Plate code | CO |
| Area | 1141748 km2 |
| Official name | la République de Colombie, República de Colombia |
| Continent | South America |
| Easternmost point | Point(-66.8512 1.229) |
| Northernmost point | Point(-81.37 13.38) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 4.0000,-73.2500 |
| Legislative body | Congress of Colombia |
| Named for | Christopher Columbus |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Capital | Bogota |
| Establishment | January 01, 1810 (216 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC−05:00 |
| Local time | 00:31:00 (19th April 2026) |
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Geography
Republic of Colombia is located at 4°0'0"N 73°15'0"W (4.0000000, -73.2500000). It has 6 neighbors: Brazil, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama and Peru.
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The largest city of Republic of Colombia is Bogotá with a population of 7,743,955. Other cities include, Medellín population 2,529,403, Pereira population 440,118, El Cerrito population 38,390 and Soledad population 26,004. See all Republic of Colombia cities & populated places.
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- La Guajira Department
- Córdoba Department
- Cauca Department
- Valle del Cauca Department
- Sucre Department
- Quindío Department
- Guainía Department
- Putumayo Department
- Vaupés Department
- Guaviare Department
- Bogota
- Archipelago of Saint Andréws, Providence and Saint Catalina
- Atlántico Department
- Bolívar Department
- Caquetá Department
- Huila Department
- Meta
- Casanare Department
- Vichada Department
- Norte de Santander Department
- Arauca Department
- Cundinamarca Department
- Chocó Department
- Amazonas Department
- Cesar Department
- Risaralda Department
- Boyacá Department
- Nariño Department
- Antioquia Department
- Caldas Department
- Magdalena Department
- Tolima Department
- Santander Department
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,006,395 | - | census |
| 1961 | 16,488,996 | 2.93% | census |
| 1962 | 16,986,307 | 2.93% | census |
| 1963 | 17,497,712 | 2.92% | census |
| 1964 | 18,022,435 | 2.91% | census |
| 1965 | 18,559,236 | 2.89% | census |
| 1966 | 19,108,959 | 2.88% | census |
| 1967 | 19,669,838 | 2.85% | census |
| 1968 | 20,234,946 | 2.79% | census |
| 1969 | 20,795,270 | 2.69% | census |
| 1970 | 21,344,781 | 2.57% | census |
| 1971 | 21,880,185 | 2.45% | census |
| 1972 | 22,404,289 | 2.34% | census |
| 1973 | 22,924,755 | 2.27% | census |
| 1974 | 23,452,703 | 2.25% | census |
| 1975 | 23,996,249 | 2.27% | census |
| 1976 | 24,557,647 | 2.29% | census |
| 1977 | 25,134,640 | 2.3% | census |
| 1978 | 25,725,336 | 2.3% | census |
| 1979 | 26,326,236 | 2.28% | census |
| 1980 | 26,934,591 | 2.26% | census |
| 1981 | 27,550,172 | 2.23% | census |
| 1982 | 28,173,493 | 2.21% | census |
| 1983 | 28,803,276 | 2.19% | census |
| 1984 | 29,438,030 | 2.16% | census |
| 1985 | 30,076,525 | 2.12% | census |
| 1986 | 30,718,127 | 2.09% | census |
| 1987 | 31,362,479 | 2.05% | census |
| 1988 | 32,009,024 | 2.02% | census |
| 1989 | 32,657,292 | 1.99% | census |
| 1990 | 33,306,941 | 1.95% | census |
| 1991 | 33,957,286 | 1.92% | census |
| 1992 | 34,608,171 | 1.88% | census |
| 1993 | 35,260,456 | 1.85% | census |
| 1994 | 35,915,434 | 1.82% | census |
| 1995 | 36,573,895 | 1.8% | census |
| 1996 | 37,236,124 | 1.78% | census |
| 1997 | 37,723,803 | 1.29% | (Worldbank) |
| 1998 | 38,568,056 | 2.19% | census |
| 1999 | 39,234,115 | 1.7% | census |
| 2000 | 39,897,984 | 1.66% | census |
| 2001 | 40,558,648 | 1.63% | census |
| 2002 | 41,216,304 | 1.6% | census |
| 2003 | 41,872,051 | 1.57% | census |
| 2004 | 42,527,623 | 1.54% | census |
| 2005 | 43,184,026 | 1.52% | census |
| 2006 | 43,841,370 | 1.5% | census |
| 2007 | 44,498,390 | 1.48% | census |
| 2008 | 45,153,037 | 1.45% | census |
| 2009 | 45,802,561 | 1.42% | census |
| 2010 | 46,444,798 | 1.38% | census |
| 2011 | 47,078,792 | 1.35% | census |
| 2012 | 47,704,427 | 1.31% | census |
| 2013 | 46,495,492 | -2.6% | (Worldbank) |
| 2014 | 46,967,706 | 1.01% | (Worldbank) |
| 2015 | 47,520,667 | 1.16% | (Worldbank) |
| 2016 | 48,175,048 | 1.36% | (Worldbank) |
| 2017 | 49,065,615 | 1.82% | census |
| 2018 | 49,661,056 | 1.2% | (Worldbank) |
| 2019 | 50,339,443 | 1.35% | (Worldbank) |
| 2026 | 53,057,212 | 5.12% |
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