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City profile · Colombia · South America

Cali

Valle del Cauca Department · Colombia
City population
2,392,877
#2
in Colombia
#1
in Valle del Cauca Department
#160
worldwide
BogotáCali
3.431, -76.520 · 301 km from Bogotá
City population
2,392,877
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Colombia
#2
of 317 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#160
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Colombia
4.5%
of the national population

About Cali

Colombia's second-largest city holds 4.5% of the national population. At 2.39 million, it ranks 160th globally and stands 301 km from Bogotá. The city is the largest in Valle del Cauca Department, surrounded by smaller urban centres: Palmira (312,519) lies 27 km away, while Yumbo (71,436), Jamundí (44,833), Candelaria (23,989), and Puerto Tejada (46,215) cluster within 25 km.

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
#2of 317
LargestSmallest
Position in Valle del Cauca Department
#1of 21
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Colombia
Region
Valle del Cauca Department
Rank in region
#1of 21
Distance to capital
301 km
to Bogotá
Elevation
758 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
3.431, -76.520
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.

17KMYumbo71K people19KMJamundí45K people19KMCandelaria24K people25KMPuerto Tejada46K people27KMPalmira313K 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. Cali2.39M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Cali 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
Cali2.39M

Cali Population FAQ

What is the population of Cali?

Cali has a city population of 2,392,877. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Cali?

Cali is in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia, 301 km from the capital, Bogotá. Its coordinates are 3.431, -76.520.

How big is Cali compared with other cities in Colombia?

It is the 2nd largest of the 317 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, holding 4.5% of the national population.

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