Map of Patía, Colombia

Patía is a city in Cauca Department, Colombia, with a population of about 37,781. It lies at 2.0690°N, 77.0527°W, about 910 m above sea level. Patía is about 434 km (270 mi) southwest of Bogotá, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Popayán, 64 km to the northeast.

Patía at a glance

Where is Patía?

• The 6th largest city in Cauca Department on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 12 h 00 min on the shortest day to 12 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Patía

• Popayán — 64 km northeast
• Piendamo — 86 km northeast
• Pasto — 98 km south
• Samaniego — 101 km southwest
• Mocoa — 111 km southeast
• Pitalito — 114 km east
• Santander de Quilichao — 122 km northeast
• Túquerres — 126 km southwest
• Jamundí — 144 km northeast
• Puerto Tejada — 147 km northeast

Largest cities in Cauca Department

• Popayán — 318,059
• Santander de Quilichao — 99,354
• Puerto Tejada — 46,215
• Piendamo — 44,000
• Miranda — 43,333
• Belalcázar — 36,977
• Corinto — 33,846

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.