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Colombia Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Colombia with its 34 first-level divisions, the capital Bogota and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Colombia

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 34 units

Colombia is divided into 34 first-level administrative divisions:

?AmazonasAntioquiaAraucaAtlánticoBogotaBolívarBoyacáCaldasCaquetáCasanareCaucaCesarChocóCórdobaCundinamarcaGuainíaGuaviareHuilaLa GuajiraMagdalenaMetaNariñoNorte de SantanderPutumayoQuindíoRisaraldaSan Andrés y ProvidenciaSantanderSucreTolimaValle del CaucaVaupésVichada

Largest cities in Colombia

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1BogotaCapital7,772,000
2Medellín3,297,000
3Cali2,254,000
4Barranquilla1,798,000
5Bucaramanga1,009,000
6Cartagena887,000
7Cúcuta722,146
8Soledad698,852
9Pereira568,750
10Bello519,670

Bogota is the largest urban area in Colombia with about 7,772,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Colombia: ≈ 5,579 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Cauca
  • Uaupés
  • Ajajú
  • Magdalena
  • Caquetá
  • Japurá
  • Meta
  • Amazonas
  • Atrato
  • Putumayo
  • Guainía
  • Orinoco
  • Mira
  • Negro
  • Casiquiare

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Colombia

CIA World Factbook · 2018
Mestizo and White
87.6%Afro-Colombian
6.8%Indigenous
4.3%unspecified
1.4%

Mestizo and White 87.6%, Afro-Colombian (includes Mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 6.8%, Indigenous 4.3%, unspecified 1.4% (2018 est.)

Regionally, Mestizo and White is the most common ethnic group across most of the 34 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 5 divisions (La Guajira, Vaupés, Guainía, Amazonas, Vichada); Afro-Colombian predominates in 2 divisions (Chocó, San Andrés y Providencia).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Colombia

CIA World Factbook · 2023
Roman Catholic
63.6%Protestant
17.2%Jehovah's Witness
0.6%Church of Jesus Christ
0.1%other
0.3%atheist
1%none
14.2%unspecified
1.8%

Roman Catholic 63.6%, Protestant 17.2% (Evangelical 16.7%, Adventist 0.3%, other Protestant 0.2%), Jehovah's Witness 0.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 0.1%, other 0.3%, believer, 0.2%. agnostic 1%, atheist 1%, none 14.2%, unspecified 1.8% (2023 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 34 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Colombia

CIA World Factbook · 2023
Spanish
98.9%indigenous
1%Portuguese
0.1%

Spanish (official) 98.9%, indigenous 1%, Portuguese 0.1%; 65 indigenous languages exist (2023 est.)

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 34 divisions, while indigenous predominates in 2 divisions (Vaupés, Guainía).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.