City profile · Colombia · South America
Santa Marta
City population
499,192
#10
in Colombia
#1
in Magdalena Department
#1,150
worldwide
11.239, -74.194 · 737 km from Bogotá
About Santa Marta
Santa Marta is a city in Magdalena Department, Colombia with a population of 499,192. It is the 10th largest of the 317 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Colombia, and the 1,150th largest worldwide. It lies 737 km from Bogotá.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
11.239, -74.194
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.