Departamento de La Guajira, La Guajira

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Departamento de La Guajira at a glance

Departamento de La Guajira currently has 6 quality-checked populated place pages and 11 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

6

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County pages

11

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Largest city

Maicao

Population 130,348

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Maicao 130,348 Fonseca 23,509 Barrancas 17,350 Manaure 9,703

Population	965,718
Country	Colombia
State	La Guajira (Colombia)
Area	20848 km2
Latitude & Longitude	11.5000,-72.5000
Legislative body	departmental assembly of La Guajira
Altitude	118 feet / 36 meters
Capital	Riohacha
Establishment	July 01, 1965 (60 years ago)
Time Zone	America/Bogota
Local time	23:13:32 (16th April 2026)

Geography

Departamento de La Guajira is located at 11°30'0"N 72°30'0"W (11.5000000, -72.5000000). It has 2 neighbors: Departamento del Magdalena and Departamento del Cesar.