El Carmen: facts

At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Norte de Santander Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 12,001
• Coordinates: 8.5112° N, 73.4476° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 439 km (273 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC): 122 km (76 mi), straight line
• Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, Venezuela): 134 km (83 mi), straight line
• Palonegro Airport (BGA): 157 km (97 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Convencion: 13 km (8 mi)
• Gonzalez: 15 km (10 mi)
• Teorama: 20 km (12 mi)
• Rio de Oro: 25 km (16 mi)
• San Calixto: 29 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ocana, 32 km (20 mi)