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City profile · Colombia · South America

Cartagena

Bolivar · Colombia
City population
914,552
#5
in Colombia
#1
in Bolivar
#602
worldwide
BogotáCartagena
10.398, -75.493 · 662 km from Bogotá
City population
914,552
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Colombia
#5
of 317 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#602
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Colombia
1.7%
of the national population

About Cartagena

At 914,552 people, this city accounts for 1.7% of Colombia's population, a substantial share concentrated in a single municipality. The fifth-largest city in the country sits 662 km from Bogotá at just 20 m elevation. Within its region, it is the dominant centre; the next-largest nearby city, Turbaco, lies 12 km away with a population of 56,171.

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
#5of 317
LargestSmallest
Position in Bolivar
#1of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Colombia
Region
Bolivar
Rank in region
#1of 17
Distance to capital
662 km
to Bogotá
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
10.398, -75.493
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.

12KMTurbaco56K people23KMArjona50K people37KMSan Estanislao17K people38KMMahates26K people42KMRepelón25K 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. Cartagena915K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Cartagena 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
Cartagena915K

Cartagena Population FAQ

What is the population of Cartagena?

Cartagena has a city population of 914,552. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Cartagena?

Cartagena is in Bolivar, Colombia, 662 km from the capital, Bogotá. Its coordinates are 10.398, -75.493.

How big is Cartagena compared with other cities in Colombia?

It is the 5th largest of the 317 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, holding 1.7% of the national population.

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