City profile · Colombia · South America
Arauca
Arauca Department · Colombia
City population
85,585
#66
in Colombia
#1
in Arauca Department
#6,747
worldwide
7.085, -70.759 · 459 km from Bogotá
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Arauca Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
7.085, -70.759
Record updated
13 April 2026
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.
Nearby Cities
All 317 in ColombiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.