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City profile · Colombia · South America

Cúcuta

Norte de Santander Department · Colombia
City population
777,106
#6
in Colombia
#1
in Norte de Santander Department
#710
worldwide
BogotáCúcuta
7.907, -72.505 · 406 km from Bogotá
City population
777,106
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Colombia
#6
of 317 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#710
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Colombia
1.5%
of the national population

About Cúcuta

The sixth-largest 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.

Position in Colombia
#6of 317
LargestSmallest
Position in Norte de Santander Department
#1of 7
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Colombia
Region
Norte de Santander Department
Rank in region
#1of 7
Distance to capital
406 km
to Bogotá
Elevation
298 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
7.907, -72.505
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.

7KMUreña57K people · Venezuela8KMLos Patios59K people9KMVilla del Rosario65K people13KMSan Antonio del Táchira66K people · Venezuela24KMCapacho Nuevo40K people · Venezuela

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. Cúcuta777K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Cúcuta 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
Cúcuta777K

Cúcuta Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, holding 1.5% of the national population.

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