Map of Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the administrative centre of Risaralda Department, Colombia, with a population of about 467,269. It lies at 4.8133°N, 75.6961°W. Pereira is about 180 km (112 mi) west of Bogotá, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dosquebradas, 4 km to the northeast.

Pereira at a glance

Where is Pereira?

• The 13th largest city in Colombia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Risaralda Department on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 51 min on the shortest day to 12 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Pereira

• Dosquebradas — 4 km northeast
• Santa Rosa de Cabal — 10 km northeast
• Chinchiná — 21 km northeast
• Quimbaya — 22 km south
• Cartago — 25 km west
• Montenegro — 28 km south
• Armenia — 31 km south
• Calarcá — 32 km south
• Villamaría — 33 km northeast
• Manizales — 35 km northeast

Largest cities in Risaralda Department

• Dosquebradas — 206,693
• Santa Rosa de Cabal — 57,928
• Quinchía — 34,069

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.