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City profile · Colombia · South America

Galeras

Sucre Department · Colombia
City population
20,239
#245
in Colombia
#9
in Sucre Department
#25,088
worldwide
BogotáGaleras
9.161, -75.048 · 517 km from Bogotá
City population
20,239
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Colombia
#245
of 317 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#25,088
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Colombia
0.0%
of the national population

About Galeras

Galeras is a city in Sucre Department, Colombia with a population of 20,239. It is the 245th largest of the 317 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, and the 25,088th largest worldwide. It lies 517 km from Bogotá.

Position in Colombia
#245of 317
LargestSmallest
Position in Sucre Department
#9of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Colombia
Region
Sucre Department
Rank in region
#9of 11
Distance to capital
517 km
to Bogotá
Elevation
80 m
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
9.161, -75.048
Record updated
2025-08-27
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.

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