What is the population of Cúcuta?
Cúcuta has a city population of 777,106. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Colombia · South America
Cúcuta
City population
777,106
#6
in Colombia
#1
in Norte de Santander Department
#710
worldwide
7.907, -72.505 · 406 km from Bogotá
About Cúcuta
The sixth-largest listed city in Colombia, with a population of 777,106, it accounts for 1.5% of the national population and ranks first in its department. Located 406 km from Bogotá, the city sits at low elevation in a region marked by clustering: four neighbouring cities range from 7 km to 13 km away, with populations between 26,019 and 66,392.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#1of 7
Coordinates
7.907, -72.505
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Cúcuta | 777K |
Cúcuta Population FAQ
Where is Cúcuta?
Cúcuta is in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, 406 km from the capital, Bogotá. Its coordinates are 7.907, -72.505.
How big is Cúcuta compared with other cities in Colombia?
It is the 6th largest of the 317 cities listed in Colombia, holding 1.5% of the national population.