City profile · Colombia · South America
Riohacha
City population
188,014
#31
in Colombia
#1
in La Guajira Department
#3,074
worldwide
11.544, -72.907 · 782 km from Bogotá
About Riohacha
Riohacha is a city in La Guajira Department, Colombia with a population of 188,014. It is the 31st largest of the 317 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, and the 3,074th largest worldwide. It lies 782 km from Bogotá.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
11.544, -72.907
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 ColombiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.