Cauca, Colombia

Cauca is one of 33 primary administrative regions in Colombia with a population of approximately 1,464,488 people.

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).

Facts and figures about Cauca
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Cauca Departamento del Cauca1,464,488 peoplePopayan Popayán318,059 people

Compare with other regions in Colombia.

Map of Cauca

Map of Cauca

Information on Cauca

Information on Cauca
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Cauca Departamento del CaucaPopayan Popayán42ColombiaSouth America

Time in Cauca

Time in Cauca
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 3:35am (03:35h)NoFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 3:35am (03:35h)UTC -5.0America/Bogota

Geographic coordinates of Cauca

Latitude & Longitude of Cauca
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map2°30'00.0"N (2.5000000°)76°49'60.0"W (-76.8333300°)

Subregions in Cauca

There are 42 administrative subregions in Cauca.
Subregions in Cauca
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Almaguer Almaguer1.16,523Almaguer Almaguer3,120
Argelia Argelia2.20,136Argelia Argelia4,262
Balboa Balboa3.18,910Balboa Balboa18,910
Bolivar Bolívar4.44,864Bolivar Bolívar-
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires5.35,197--
Cajibio Cajibío6.38,932Cajibio Cajibío3,365
Caldono Caldono7.34,348Caldono Caldono3,517
Caloto Caloto8.25,416Caloto Caloto6,478
Corinto Corinto9.33,846Corinto Corinto33,846
El Tambo El Tambo10.45,804El Tambo El Tambo6,355
Florencia Florencia11.6,028Florencia Florencia1,467
Guachene Guachene12.-Guachene Guachené-
Guapi Guapi13.24,037Guapi Guapí13,853
Inza Inzá14.26,571Inza Inzá2,972
Jambalo Jambaló15.16,353Jambalo Jambaló1,972
La Sierra La Sierra16.9,935La Sierra La Sierra9,935
La Vega La Vega17.47,791La Vega La Vega3,469
Mercaderes Mercaderes18.14,824--
Miranda Miranda19.43,333Miranda Miranda43,333
Morales Morales20.29,737Morales Morales29,737
Municipio de Lopez de Micay Municipio de López de Micay21.15,154Lopez López-
Padilla Padilla22.7,882Padilla Padilla4,472
Paez Paez23.31,800Belalcazar Belalcázar36,977
Patia Patía24.37,781El Bordo El Bordo12,072
Piamonte Piamonte25.6,339Piamonte Piamonte-
Piendamo Piendamó26.44,535--
Popayan Popayán27.257,512Popayan Popayán318,059
Puerto Tejada Puerto Tejada28.46,215Puerto Tejada Puerto Tejada46,215
Purace Puracé29.14,952Coconuco Coconuco-
Rosas Rosas30.9,336Rosas Rosas9,336
San Sebastian San Sebastián31.12,820San Sebastian San Sebastián931
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa32.9,579Santa Rosa Santa Rosa-
Santander de Quilichao Santander de Quilichao33.99,354Santander de Quilichao Santander de Quilichao99,354
Silvia Silvia34.32,769Silvia Silvia7,474
Sotara Sotara35.11,958Paispamba Paispamba1,390
Suarez Suárez36.19,690Suarez Suárez19,690
Sucre Sucre37.8,955Sucre Sucre2,552
Timbio Timbío38.30,028Timbio Timbío-
Timbiqui Timbiquí39.21,618Timbiqui Timbiquí21,618
Toribio Toribio40.30,654Toribio Toribío3,911
Totoro Totoró41.20,870Totoro Totoró1,888
Villa Rica Villa Rica42.14,326Villa Rica Villa Rica-

External sources of information on Cauca

Cauca on Wikipedia