Policarpa
Policarpa is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. In August 2026 at least 13 people were killed by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in the area.- Town with about 8,150 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 980 metres (3,200 feet)
- …is also known as “Policarpa, Nariño”
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Nariño
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Latitude
1.62866° or 1° 37′ 43″ north
Longitude
-77.45947° or 77° 27′ 34″ west
Open location code
67H4JGHR+F6
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Waray—“Policarpa” goes by many names.
PolicarpaAsturian
Policarpa (Colombia)Asturian
PolicarpaCebuano
波利卡尔帕Chinese
波利卡爾帕Chinese
PolicarpaDutch
PolicarpaGalician
პოლიკარპაGeorgian
PolicarpaIrish
PolicarpaItalian
ポリカルパJapanese
PolicarpaKotava
PolicarpaMalay
Policarpa, NariñoMalay
PolicarpaMin Nan Chinese
پولیکارپاPersian
پولیکارپا (نارینیو)Persian
PolicarpaPolish
ПоликарпаRussian
Поликарпа (Нариньо)Russian
PolicarpaSwedish
PolicarpaTagalog
Policarpa, NariñoTagalog
PolicarpaTurkish
Policarpa (belediye)Turkish
Policarpa belediyesiTurkish
پولیکارپا، ناریینوUrdu
PolicarpaVietnamese
PolicarpaWaray (Philippines)
Policarpa, NariñoWaray (Philippines)
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