Colombia is a country that has a land area of 1,141,748 square kilometers, which has the privilege of bordering with different countries, as well as having maritime access through the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Likewise, the territory is currently divided into 32 departments, 10 districts including Bogotá, 20 departmental townships, 8,059 populated centers and 1,101 municipalities, where around 51.87 million inhabitants live together, according to the World Bank.
In addition, each territory has unique characteristics, whether in its gastronomy, the warmth of its inhabitants, tourist attractions, among others. Likewise, due to their geographical locations It is possible to find warmer areas than others, where there is a great diversity of flora and fauna, as well as variations in the surface area of the place.
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What are the smallest municipalities in Colombia?
Due to the geographic division that currently exists, Colombia has municipalities of all sizes; For example, the largest is in the department of Vichada with approximately 65,193 square kilometers, followed by Solano, Caquetá with 41,635 square kilometers.
However, The smallest municipalities have a maximum area of 33 square kilometers and, the one that occupies the first position is located in the department of Antioquia. Due to the curiosity that this topic could arouse, below we share the 9 municipalities with the smallest area in the country:
- Sabaneta, Antioquia with 15 square kilometers of surface.
- Itagüí, Antioquia with 17 square kilometers of surface.
- Providencia, San Andrés with 17 square kilometers of surface.
- Palmar, Santander with 21 square kilometers of surface.
- Busbanzá, Boyacá with 22 square kilometers of surface.
- Field of the Cross, Atlantic with 33 square kilometers of surface.
- La Virginia, Risaralda with 33 square kilometers of surface.
- Güepsa, Santander with 33 square kilometers of surface.
- Jordan, Santander with 33 square kilometers of surface.
What is known about the smallest municipality in Colombia?
According to what was reported by the local Mayor’s Office, Sabaneta is also known as the ‘Young Corner of the Aburrá Valley’, where its main access roads are Las Vegas Avenue, El Poblado and the southern highway; In addition, it borders the municipalities of Envigado, Itagüí, Caldas and La Estrella.
Within the municipality there are 31 neighborhoods and 6 villages: Pan de Azúcar, Cañaveralejo, San José, La Doctora, Las Lomitas and María Auxiliadora, inhabited by around 81,797 people, according to the 2022 census carried out by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). It is worth mentioning that the name given to these people is ‘sabateños’, forming part of the set of names that have the letter ‘Ñ’.
The foundation of this municipality It was under the coordination of Father Ramón Arcila and the Public Improvement Society in 1964; Likewise, that same year the pro-municipal board was established with the participation of civic leaders from the region.
In topics of interest, “Sabaneta is identified as a tourist destination thanks to its infrastructure, its recreational places and the human quality of its inhabitants,” suggests the Mayor’s Office; therefore, Whoever visits it will be able to see the white marble sculpture of Simón Bolívar, as well as the work done in tribute to the founders. On the other hand, nature lovers will have the opportunity to go to the municipal ecological and recreational park ‘La Romera’.
