Meta, Colombia

Meta is one of 33 primary administrative regions in Colombia with a population of approximately 1,039,722 people.

Facts and figures on Meta at a glance

Region name: Meta (Departamento del Meta)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 1,039,722 people
Country: Colombia
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Meta (Departamento del Meta) is located in the regional capital Villavicencio (Villavicencio) with a population of 321,717 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Meta's regional capital Villavicencio to Colombia's capital Bogota (Bogotá) is approximately 72 km (45 mi).

Facts and figures about Meta
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Meta Departamento del Meta1,039,722 peopleVillavicencio Villavicencio321,717 people

Compare with other regions in Colombia.

Map of Meta

Map of Meta

Information on Meta

Information on Meta
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Meta Departamento del MetaVillavicencio Villavicencio29ColombiaSouth America

Time in Meta

Time in Meta
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 6:41am (06:41h)NoTue, 16 Apr 2024 - 6:41am (06:41h)UTC -5.0America/Bogota

Geographic coordinates of Meta

Latitude & Longitude of Meta
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map3°30'00.0"N (3.5000000°)73°00'00.0"W (-73.0000000°)

Subregions in Meta

There are 29 administrative subregions in Meta.
Subregions in Meta
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Acacias Acacías1.54,219Acacias Acacías40,627
Barranca de Upia Barranca de Upía2.3,197Barranca de Upia Barranca de Upía1,177
Cabuyaro Cabuyaro3.3,660Cabuyaro Cabuyaro1,140
Castilla la Nueva Castilla la Nueva4.7,067Castilla La Nueva Castilla La Nueva1,543
Cubarral Cubarral5.5,152--
Cumaral Cumaral6.21,397Cumaral Cumaral11,263
El Calvario El Calvario7.2,288El Calvario El Calvario557
El Castillo El Castillo8.6,875El Castillo El Castillo2,581
El Dorado El Dorado9.3,291El Dorado El Dorado-
Fuente de Oro Fuente de Oro10.11,072Fuente de Oro Fuente de Oro3,609
Granada Granada11.50,172Granada Granada32,365
Guamal Guamal12.8,897Guamal Guamal13,857
La Macarena La Macarena13.24,164--
Lejanias Lejanías14.10,576Lejanias Lejanías10,576
Mapiripan Mapiripán15.13,230Mapiripan Mapiripán6,036
Mesetas Mesetas16.10,695Mesetas Mesetas9,751
Puerto Concordia Puerto Concordia17.15,964Puerto Concordia Puerto Concordia8,086
Puerto Gaitan Puerto Gaitán18.17,306Puerto Gaitan Puerto Gaitán5,928
Puerto Lleras Puerto Lleras19.8,982Puerto Lleras Puerto Lleras-
Puerto Lopez Puerto López20.28,790--
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico21.17,368--
Restrepo Restrepo22.10,178Restrepo Restrepo17,610
San Carlos de Guaroa San Carlos de Guaroa23.6,602San Carlos de Guaroa San Carlos de Guaroa11,512
San Juan de Arama San Juan de Arama24.9,218San Juan de Arama San Juan de Arama2,636
San Juanito San Juanito25.1,864San Juanito San Juanito-
San Martin San Martín26.21,350San Martin San Martín22,281
Uribe Uribe27.12,480Uribe Uribe-
Villavicencio Villavicencio28.531,275Villavicencio Villavicencio321,717
Vistahermosa Vistahermosa29.21,048Vistahermosa Vistahermosa4,282

External sources of information on Meta

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