Highest Major Cities in Colombia

Cities in Colombia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇨🇴 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Túquerres40,038 people · Nariño

3,048 m

Pupiales16,431 people · Nariño

2,974 m

Ipiales77,729 people · Nariño

2,904 m

La Mesa26,699 people · Cundinamarca

2,884 m

Bosconia37,676 people · Cundinamarca

2,860 m

Tunja172,548 people · Boyacá

2,693 m

Zipaquirá130,432 people · Cundinamarca

2,607 m

Facatativá141,762 people · Cundinamarca

2,589 m

Santa Rosa de Osos37,864 people · Antioquia

2,586 m

Bogotá7,674,366 people · Bogota D.C.

2,582 m

Sibaté23,208 people · Cundinamarca

2,575 m

Pasto392,930 people · Nariño

2,569 m

Tocancipá15,355 people · Cundinamarca

2,567 m

Soacha655,025 people · Cundinamarca

2,565 m

Chiquinquirá45,294 people · Boyacá

2,562 m

Villa de San Diego de Ubaté20,485 people · Cundinamarca

2,561 m

Cajicá54,111 people · Cundinamarca

2,559 m

Chía124,309 people · Cundinamarca

2,557 m

Cota20,462 people · Cundinamarca

2,557 m

Kennedy979,914 people · Bogota D.C.

2,556 m

Funza116,890 people · Cundinamarca

2,548 m

Madrid135,000 people · Cundinamarca

2,547 m

Mosquera128,012 people · Cundinamarca

2,544 m

Duitama92,040 people · Boyacá

2,522 m

Sonsón33,598 people · Antioquia

2,493 m

Sogamoso111,336 people · Boyacá

2,490 m

La Unión20,769 people · Antioquia

2,475 m

Pamplona53,587 people · Norte de Santander Department

2,294 m

Yarumal22,368 people · Antioquia

2,276 m

Málaga19,884 people · Santander Department

2,210 m

Abejorral17,599 people · Antioquia

2,167 m

Retiro20,700 people · Antioquia

2,166 m

Vélez19,376 people · Santander Department

2,160 m

Carmen de Viboral49,642 people · Antioquia

2,153 m

La Ceja36,584 people · Antioquia

2,153 m

Aguadas20,712 people · Caldas Department

2,146 m

Manizales434,403 people · Caldas Department

2,144 m

San Vicente18,051 people · Antioquia

2,140 m

Santuario17,722 people · Antioquia

2,119 m

Rionegro128,153 people · Antioquia

2,090 m

Anserma33,146 people · Risaralda Department

2,088 m

Marinilla57,403 people · Antioquia

2,085 m

San Lorenzo16,653 people · Nariño

2,074 m

Padua19,311 people · Tolima Department

2,041 m

Concordia16,095 people · Antioquia

2,000 m

Buesaco19,951 people · Nariño

1,956 m

Neira20,495 people · Caldas Department

1,953 m

Piendamo44,000 people · Cauca Department

1,868 m

Manzanares16,532 people · Caldas Department

1,867 m

Villamaría35,302 people · Caldas Department

1,843 m

Highlights

Within Colombia, Túquerres ranks first in 2026 with 3,048 m, followed by Pupiales (2,974 m) and Ipiales (2,904 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 3,048 m (Túquerres) to 1,843 m (Villamaría), with a median of 2,492 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Colombia, Túquerres ranks first in 2026 with 3,048 m, followed by Pupiales (2,974 m) and Ipiales (2,904 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 3,048 m (Túquerres) to 1,843 m (Villamaría), with a median of 2,492 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.