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City profile · Colombia · South America

Bucaramanga

Santander Department · Colombia
City population
581,130
#8
in Colombia
#1
in Santander Department
#959
worldwide
BogotáBucaramanga
7.125, -73.119 · 299 km from Bogotá
City population
581,130
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Colombia
#8
of 317 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#959
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Colombia
1.1%
of the national population

About Bucaramanga

At 1.1% of Colombia's national population, Bucaramanga ranks eighth among the country's cities. The city proper holds 581,130 residents and sits 299 km from Bogotá at an elevation of 1,010 m. Three municipalities with populations between 108,000 and 268,000 lie within 8 to 17 km: Floridablanca, Girón, and Piedecuesta.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Colombia
#8of 317
LargestSmallest
Position in Santander Department
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Colombia
Region
Santander Department
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
299 km
to Bogotá
Elevation
1,010 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
7.125, -73.119
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.

Nearby Cities

All 317 in Colombia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

8KMFloridablanca268K people8KMGirón108K people17KMPiedecuesta163K people51KMSabana de Torres28K people59KMPamplona54K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Bucaramanga581K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bucaramanga compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Bucaramanga581K

Bucaramanga Population FAQ

What is the population of Bucaramanga?

Bucaramanga has a city population of 581,130. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bucaramanga?

Bucaramanga is in Santander Department, Colombia, 299 km from the capital, Bogotá. Its coordinates are 7.125, -73.119.

How big is Bucaramanga compared with other cities in Colombia?

It is the 8th largest of the 317 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, holding 1.1% of the national population.

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