Map of Colombia and its cities
Map with geographical index of the main cities of Colombia.
Colombia traditionally a rural society, has experienced a very heavy population movement to municipalities and cities in the mid-20th century, and it is now one of the most urbanized countries in Latin America. The municipalities and cities population increased from 28% of the total in 1938 to nearly 60% in 1973, and by 2014 the figure stood at 76%. The population of Bogotá alone has increased from just over 300,000 in 1938 to approximately 8 million today. In total seventy-two cities now have populations of 100,000 or more (2015).
Colombia traditionally a rural society, has experienced a very heavy population movement to municipalities and cities in the mid-20th century, and it is now one of the most urbanized countries in Latin America. The municipalities and cities population increased from 28% of the total in 1938 to nearly 60% in 1973, and by 2014 the figure stood at 76%. The population of Bogotá alone has increased from just over 300,000 in 1938 to approximately 8 million today. In total seventy-two cities now have populations of 100,000 or more (2015).
| City | Department | Pobulation (2016) |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | 8,181,047 |
| Medellín | Antioquia | 2,529,403 |
| Cali | Valle del Cauca | 2,445,405 |
| Barranquilla | Atlántico | 1,232,462 |
| Cartagena | Bolívar | 1,036,134 |
| Cúcuta | Norte de Santander | 668,838 |
| Soledad | Atlántico | 666,247 |
| Ibagué | Tolima | 569,336 |
| Soacha | Cundinamarca | 544,997 |
| Bucaramanga | Santander | 528,610 |
| Villavicencio | Meta | 516,831 |
| Santa Marta | Magdalena | 507,455 |
| Valledupar | Cesar | 483,286 |
| Bello | Antioquia | 482,287 |
| Pereira | Risaralda | 476,636 |
| Montería | Córdoba | 460,082 |
| Pasto | Nariño | 455,678 |
| Buenaventura | Valle del Cauca | 424,047 |
| Manizales | Caldas | 400,136 |
| Neiva | Huila | 347,438 |
| Palmira | Valle del Cauca | 310,594 |
| Armenia | Quindio | 301,224 |
| Riohacha | La Guajira | 286,973 |
| Sincelejo | Sucre | 286,749 |
| Popayán | Cauca | 284,737 |
| Itagui | Antioquia | 276,916 |
| Floridablanca | Santander | 267,124 |
| Envigado | Antioquia | 238,221 |
| Tuluá | Valle del Cauca | 219,148 |
| San Andres de Tumaco | Nariño | 212,692 |
| Dosquebradas | Risaralda | 204,739 |
| Tunja | Boyacá | 199,221 |
| Girón | Santander | 195,499 |
| Apartadó | Antioquia | 195,068 |
| Uribia | La Guajira | 192,721 |
| Barrancabermeja | Santander | 191,495 |
| Florencia | Caquetá | 181,493 |
| Turbo | Antioquia | 172,314 |
| Maicao | La Guajira | 164,424 |
| Piedecuesta | Santander | 159,760 |
| Yopal | Casanare | 149,426 |
| Ipiales | Nariño | 148,297 |
| Fusagasugá | Cundinamarca | 142,426 |
| Facatativá | Cundinamarca | 139,364 |
| Chía | Cundinamarca | 135,752 |
| Cartago | Valle del Cauca | 134,308 |
| Pitalito | Huila | 133,205 |
| Zipaquirá | Cundinamarca | 128,426 |
| Jamundí | Valle del Cauca | 127,228 |
| Malambo | Atlántico | 127,202 |
| Rionegro | Antioquia | 126,193 |
| Yumbo | Valle del Cauca | 125,663 |
| Magangué | Bolívar | 123,955 |
| Lorica | Córdoba | 120,558 |
| Caucasia | Antioquia | 120,479 |
| Manaure | La Guajira | 116,248 |
| Quibdó | Chocó | 116,178 |
| Guadalajara de Buga | Valle del Cauca | 114,562 |
| Duitama | Boyacá | 113,954 |
| Sogamoso | Boyacá | 111,799 |
| Tierralta | Córdoba | 107,302 |
| Girardot | Cundinamarca | 106,818 |
| Ciénaga | Magdalena | 105,206 |
| Sabanalarga | Atlántico | 101,339 |
| Ocaña | Norte de Santander | 100,461 |