Cesar, Colombia

Cesar is one of 33 primary administrative regions in Colombia with a population of approximately 1,200,574 people.

Facts and figures on Cesar at a glance

Region name: Cesar (Departamento del Cesar)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 1,200,574 people
Country: Colombia
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Cesar (Departamento del Cesar) is located in the regional capital Valledupar (Valledupar) with a population of 490,075 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Cesar's regional capital Valledupar to Colombia's capital Bogota (Bogotá) is approximately 655 km (407 mi).

Facts and figures about Cesar
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Cesar Departamento del Cesar1,200,574 peopleValledupar Valledupar490,075 people

Compare with other regions in Colombia.

Map of Cesar

Map of Cesar

Information on Cesar

Information on Cesar
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Cesar Departamento del CesarValledupar Valledupar25ColombiaSouth America

Time in Cesar

Time in Cesar
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 4:14am (04:14h)NoTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 4:14am (04:14h)UTC -5.0America/Bogota

Geographic coordinates of Cesar

Latitude & Longitude of Cesar
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map9°19'60.0"N (9.3333300°)73°30'00.0"W (-73.5000000°)

Subregions in Cesar

There are 25 administrative subregions in Cesar.
Subregions in Cesar
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Aguachica Aguachica1.97,525Aguachica Aguachica97,525
Agustin Codazzi Agustín Codazzi2.50,828Agustin Codazzi Agustín Codazzi51,478
Astrea Astrea3.18,434Astrea Astrea18,434
Becerril Becerril4.20,477Becerril Becerril20,477
Bosconia Bosconia5.40,315Bosconia Bosconia40,562
Chimichagua Chimichagua6.30,289Chimichagua Chimichagua30,289
Chiriguana Chiriguaná7.27,006Chiriguana Chiriguaná27,006
Curumani Curumaní8.34,838Curumani Curumaní34,838
El Copey El Copey9.24,971El Copey El Copey28,550
El Paso El Paso10.34,620El Paso El Paso6,367
Gamarra Gamarra11.12,444Gamarra Gamarra12,444
Gonzalez González12.9,252Gonzalez González5,634
La Gloria La Gloria13.14,989La Gloria La Gloria14,989
La Jagua de Ibirico La Jagua de Ibirico14.22,082La Jagua de Ibirico La Jagua de Ibirico21,386
La Paz La Paz15.26,109La Paz La Paz13,249
Manaure Manaure16.9,313Manaure Balcon del Cesar Manaure Balcón del Cesar9,313
Pailitas Pailitas17.16,800Pailitas Pailitas16,800
Pelaya Pelaya18.18,497Pelaya Pelaya11,306
Pueblo Bello Pueblo Bello19.17,228Pueblo Bello Pueblo Bello-
Rio de Oro Río de Oro20.14,408Rio de Oro Río de Oro14,408
San Alberto San Alberto21.23,040San Alberto San Alberto10,627
San Diego San Diego22.13,772San Diego San Diego18,531
San Martin San Martín23.20,452San Martin San Martín20,452
Tamalameque Tamalameque24.14,046Tamalameque Tamalameque4,972
Valledupar Valledupar25.490,075Valledupar Valledupar490,075

External sources of information on Cesar

Cesar on Wikipedia