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Ibagué

Tolima Department · Colombia
City population
529,635
#9
in Colombia
#1
in Tolima Department
#1,066
worldwide
BogotáIbagué
4.436, -75.203 · 126 km from Bogotá
Share of Colombia
1.0%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,047 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
126 km
To Bogotá
Time zone
America/Bogota
IANA zone identifier

About Ibagué

Ranked 1,066th in the world, this city of 529,635 people is the largest in Tolima Department and the ninth most populous listed in Colombia. It sits 126 km from Bogotá at an elevation of 1,047 m. The nearest substantial neighbouring city is Girardot City, with 107,324 people, 46 km away; Payandé and Rovira lie closer at 19 km and 22 km respectively, though with populations of 37,496 and 20,452.

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
#9of 317
LargestSmallest
Position in Tolima Department
#1of 19
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Colombia
Region
Tolima Department
Rank in region
#1of 19
Coordinates
4.436, -75.203
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 Colombia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

19KMPayandé37K people22KMRovira20K people27KMAnaime26K people46KMFlandes29K people46KMGirardot City107K 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. Ibagué530K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ibagué 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
Ibagué530K

Ibagué Population FAQ

What is the population of Ibagué?

Ibagué has a city population of 529,635. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ibagué?

Ibagué is in Tolima Department, Colombia, 126 km from the capital, Bogotá. Its coordinates are 4.436, -75.203.

How big is Ibagué compared with other cities in Colombia?

It is the 9th largest of the 317 cities listed in Colombia, holding 1.0% of the national population.

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