Cauca, Colombia
Facts and figures on Cauca at a glance
Region name: Cauca (Departamento del Cauca)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 1,464,488 people
Country: Colombia
Continent: South America
The regional headquarters of Cauca (Departamento del Cauca) is located in the regional capital Popayan (Popayán) with a population of 318,059 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Cauca's regional capital Popayan to Colombia's capital Bogota (Bogotá) is approximately 370 km (230 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Cauca Departamento del Cauca | 1,464,488 people | Popayan Popayán | 318,059 people |
Compare with other regions in Colombia.
Map of Cauca
Information on Cauca
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Cauca Departamento del Cauca | Popayan Popayán | 42 | Colombia | South America |
Time in Cauca
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 3:35am (03:35h) | No | Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 3:35am (03:35h) | UTC -5.0 | America/Bogota |
Geographic coordinates of Cauca
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 2°30'00.0"N (2.5000000°) | 76°49'60.0"W (-76.8333300°) |
Subregions in Cauca
There are 42 administrative subregions in Cauca.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Almaguer Almaguer | 1. | 16,523 | Almaguer Almaguer | 3,120 |
Argelia Argelia | 2. | 20,136 | Argelia Argelia | 4,262 |
Balboa Balboa | 3. | 18,910 | Balboa Balboa | 18,910 |
Bolivar Bolívar | 4. | 44,864 | Bolivar Bolívar | - |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires | 5. | 35,197 | - | - |
Cajibio Cajibío | 6. | 38,932 | Cajibio Cajibío | 3,365 |
Caldono Caldono | 7. | 34,348 | Caldono Caldono | 3,517 |
Caloto Caloto | 8. | 25,416 | Caloto Caloto | 6,478 |
Corinto Corinto | 9. | 33,846 | Corinto Corinto | 33,846 |
El Tambo El Tambo | 10. | 45,804 | El Tambo El Tambo | 6,355 |
Florencia Florencia | 11. | 6,028 | Florencia Florencia | 1,467 |
Guachene Guachene | 12. | - | Guachene Guachené | - |
Guapi Guapi | 13. | 24,037 | Guapi Guapí | 13,853 |
Inza Inzá | 14. | 26,571 | Inza Inzá | 2,972 |
Jambalo Jambaló | 15. | 16,353 | Jambalo Jambaló | 1,972 |
La Sierra La Sierra | 16. | 9,935 | La Sierra La Sierra | 9,935 |
La Vega La Vega | 17. | 47,791 | La Vega La Vega | 3,469 |
Mercaderes Mercaderes | 18. | 14,824 | - | - |
Miranda Miranda | 19. | 43,333 | Miranda Miranda | 43,333 |
Morales Morales | 20. | 29,737 | Morales Morales | 29,737 |
Municipio de Lopez de Micay Municipio de López de Micay | 21. | 15,154 | Lopez López | - |
Padilla Padilla | 22. | 7,882 | Padilla Padilla | 4,472 |
Paez Paez | 23. | 31,800 | Belalcazar Belalcázar | 36,977 |
Patia Patía | 24. | 37,781 | El Bordo El Bordo | 12,072 |
Piamonte Piamonte | 25. | 6,339 | Piamonte Piamonte | - |
Piendamo Piendamó | 26. | 44,535 | - | - |
Popayan Popayán | 27. | 257,512 | Popayan Popayán | 318,059 |
Puerto Tejada Puerto Tejada | 28. | 46,215 | Puerto Tejada Puerto Tejada | 46,215 |
Purace Puracé | 29. | 14,952 | Coconuco Coconuco | - |
Rosas Rosas | 30. | 9,336 | Rosas Rosas | 9,336 |
San Sebastian San Sebastián | 31. | 12,820 | San Sebastian San Sebastián | 931 |
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa | 32. | 9,579 | Santa Rosa Santa Rosa | - |
Santander de Quilichao Santander de Quilichao | 33. | 99,354 | Santander de Quilichao Santander de Quilichao | 99,354 |
Silvia Silvia | 34. | 32,769 | Silvia Silvia | 7,474 |
Sotara Sotara | 35. | 11,958 | Paispamba Paispamba | 1,390 |
Suarez Suárez | 36. | 19,690 | Suarez Suárez | 19,690 |
Sucre Sucre | 37. | 8,955 | Sucre Sucre | 2,552 |
Timbio Timbío | 38. | 30,028 | Timbio Timbío | - |
Timbiqui Timbiquí | 39. | 21,618 | Timbiqui Timbiquí | 21,618 |
Toribio Toribio | 40. | 30,654 | Toribio Toribío | 3,911 |
Totoro Totoró | 41. | 20,870 | Totoro Totoró | 1,888 |
Villa Rica Villa Rica | 42. | 14,326 | Villa Rica Villa Rica | - |