According to the latest census of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of 2018, Colombia It has a population of 48,258,494 inhabitants, Of which 51.2% are women and 48.8% are men. In this context, What is the largest city in the national territory?
Bogotá is the most populated city in the entire country
Taking into account the count made by the DANE, It was possible to learn details about the characterization of the people who live on Colombian soil and also to know the number of inhabitants, the distribution they have in their territory and of course the living conditions.
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In this way, it can be highlighted that the country’s capital is the city with the most people in all of Colombia. It has a territory of 1,587.47 square kilometers and is home to 7,412,566 people, according to data published in 2018.
Behind the capital of the republic are Medellín, Cali and Barranquilla, sectors that have a representative number of inhabitants and also play a fundamental role taking into account the commercial and political aspects.
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The largest sector in the country.
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What is the largest territory in Colombia?
You might have thought that this place would belong to Bogotá, but in this scenario we can tell you that Cumaribo, located in Vichada, has a territorial extension of 65,674 kilometers square meters, at least 40 times larger than the capital of the department of Cundinamarca.
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In information published by the newspaper Time It is noted that this municipality It has 20 police officers and also 400 Army men. This means that for every 3,250 square kilometers there is one uniformed officer serving the population, while for every 164 square kilometers there is one soldier performing his duties.
Regarding its population, the latest census carried out by the authorities indicates that of its 60,000 inhabitants, only 6,000 live in the urban sector.
