Map of Cereté, Colombia

Cereté is a city in Córdoba, Colombia, with a population of about 94,935. It lies at 8.8848°N, 75.7905°W. Cereté is about 511 km (318 mi) north of Bogotá, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Montería, 18 km to the southwest.

Cereté at a glance

Where is Cereté?

• The 2nd largest city in Córdoba on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 36 min on the shortest day to 12 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cereté

• Montería — 18 km southwest
• Sahagún — 39 km east
• Lorica — 39 km north
• Chinú — 50 km northeast
• San Antero — 55 km north
• Planeta Rica — 57 km southeast
• Sincelejo — 64 km northeast
• Corozal — 73 km northeast
• San Marcos — 77 km east
• Ayapel — 96 km southeast

Largest cities in Córdoba

• Montería — 490,935
• Montelíbano — 90,450
• Planeta Rica — 69,708
• Sahagún — 59,188
• Ayapel — 56,082
• Chinú — 50,743
• Lorica — 40,605
• San Antero — 34,196

Largest cities in Colombia

• Bogotá — 7,674,366
• Cali — 2,392,877
• Medellín — 1,999,979
• Barranquilla — 1,206,319
• Cartagena — 914,552
• Cúcuta — 777,106
• Soacha — 655,025
• Bucaramanga — 581,130
• Ibagué — 529,635
• Santa Marta — 499,192

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.