Arauca: facts

At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Arauca Department
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 85,585
• Coordinates: 7.0847° N, 70.7591° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 459 km (285 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Santiago Perez Airport (AUC): 3.0 km (1.9 mi), straight line
• Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE): 122 km (76 mi), straight line
• Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME): 131 km (81 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Guasdualito, Venezuela: 18 km (11 mi)
• Santa Cruz de Guacas, Venezuela: 72 km (45 mi)
• Maporal, Venezuela: 73 km (45 mi)
• El Canton, Venezuela: 74 km (46 mi)
• Arauquita: 74 km (46 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ejido, 171 km (106 mi)