Melgar: facts

At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Tolima Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 25,980
• Coordinates: 4.2047° N, 74.6407° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 77 km (48 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Perales Airport (IBE): 60 km (37 mi), straight line
• El Dorado International Airport (BOG): 78 km (48 mi), straight line
• Vanguardia Airport (VVC): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Carmen de Apicala: 11 km (7 mi)
• Nilo: 11 km (7 mi)
• Icononzo: 12 km (8 mi)
• Ricaurte: 16 km (10 mi)
• Pandi: 17 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Girardot City, 21 km (13 mi)