Map of El Carmen de Bolívar, Colombia

El Carmen de Bolívar is a city in Bolívar, Colombia, with a population of about 47,957. It lies at 9.7174°N, 75.1202°W. El Carmen de Bolívar is about 579 km (360 mi) north of Bogotá, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San Juan Nepomuceno, 26 km to the north.

El Carmen de Bolívar at a glance

Where is El Carmen de Bolívar?

• The 5th largest city in Bolívar on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 33 min on the shortest day to 12 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near El Carmen de Bolívar

• San Juan Nepomuceno — 26 km north
• Plato — 38 km east
• San Pablo — 41 km northwest
• Corozal — 48 km southwest
• Sincelejo — 55 km southwest
• Arjona — 65 km north
• Magangué — 66 km southeast
• Chinú — 75 km southwest
• Turbaco — 75 km northwest
• San Antero — 80 km southwest

Largest cities in Bolívar

• Cartagena — 914,552
• Magangué — 123,982
• Turbaco — 56,171
• Arjona — 50,405
• San Pablo — 37,160
• San Juan Nepomuceno — 34,110

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.