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Arauca

Arauca Department · Colombia
City population
85,585
#66
in Colombia
#1
in Arauca Department
#6,747
worldwide
BogotáArauca
7.085, -70.759 · 459 km from Bogotá
City population
85,585
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Colombia
#66
of 317 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#6,747
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Colombia
0.2%
of the national population

About Arauca

Arauca is a city in Arauca Department, Colombia with a population of 85,585. It is the 66th largest of the 317 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, and the 6,747th largest worldwide. It lies 459 km from Bogotá.

Position in Colombia
#66of 317
LargestSmallest
Position in Arauca Department
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Arauca Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
to Bogotá
Elevation
132 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
7.085, -70.759
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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