Ricaurte is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department of Colombia. It is one of the department's smaller administrative divisions, located in the south of the country near Colombia's border with Ecuador.
Nariño is a largely mountainous department in the Andean region, and Ricaurte lies within that highland setting. The municipality is distinct from other Colombian places bearing the same name, including the municipality of Ricaurte in Cundinamarca.
As a municipality, Ricaurte serves as the administrative centre for its surrounding area, with the town functioning as the seat of local government.