Policarpa

Policarpa is a town and municipality in the , . In August 2026 at least 13 people were killed by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in the area.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 9,900 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Nariño
  • Also known as: “Policarpa, Nariño”

Policarpa

Latitude
1.62866° or 1° 37′ 43″ north
Longitude
-77.45947° or 77° 27′ 34″ west
Population
9,900
Elevation
1,046 metres (3,432 feet)
Open location code
67H4JGHR+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703167905
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3671961
Wiki­data ID
Q1525852
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Policarpa” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Policarpa (Colombia)”
  • Asturian: “Policarpa”
  • Cebuano: “Policarpa”
  • Chinese: “Policarpa”
  • Chinese: “波利卡尔帕”
  • Chinese: “波利卡爾帕”
  • Dutch: “Policarpa”
  • French: “Policarpa”
  • Galician: “Policarpa”
  • Georgian: “პოლიკარპა”
  • German: “Policarpa”
  • Irish: “Policarpa”
  • Italian: “Policarpa”
  • Japanese: “ポリカルパ”
  • Kotava: “Policarpa”
  • Malay: “Policarpa, Nariño”
  • Malay: “Policarpa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Policarpa”
  • Persian: “پولیکارپا (نارینیو)”
  • Persian: “پولیکارپا”
  • Polish: “Policarpa”
  • Portuguese: “Policarpa”
  • Russian: “Поликарпа (Нариньо)”
  • Russian: “Поликарпа”
  • Spanish: “Policarpa”
  • Swedish: “Policarpa”
  • Tagalog: “Policarpa, Nariño”
  • Tagalog: “Policarpa”
  • Turkish: “Policarpa (belediye)”
  • Turkish: “Policarpa belediyesi”
  • Turkish: “Policarpa”
  • Urdu: “پولیکارپا، ناریینو”
  • Vietnamese: “Policarpa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Policarpa, Nariño”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Policarpa”
  • “Policarpa”

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