Colombia
Putumayo Department
Colón

Colón

Colón is a town and municipality located in the , Republic of Colombia. Colón has about 3,270 residents and an elevation of 2,097 metres.
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  • Type: Town with 3,270 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Putumayo
  • Also known as: “Colón, Putumayo”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santiago and Sibundoy.

Town
is a town and municipality located in the , Republic of Colombia. It is the birthplace of Inga painter, Carlos Jacanamijoy. is situated 6 km southwest of Colón.

Town
is a town and municipality in the of the Republic of Colombia. The town existed well before the Spanish came in 1534. The Inca, under Huayna Cápac, conquered the local Kamëntsá people in 1492 and established a Quechua-speaking settlement; their descendants are the modern Inga people. is situated 7 km east of Colón.

Colón

Latitude
1.18949° or 1° 11′ 22″ north
Longitude
-76.97251° or 76° 58′ 21″ west
Population
3,270
Elevation
2,097 metres (6,880 feet)
Open location code
67H552QG+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703167882
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3686107
Wiki­data ID
Q1962031
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Colón” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Colón (Colombia)”
  • Asturian: “Colón”
  • Cebuano: “Colón”
  • Chinese: “Colón”
  • Chinese: “科隆”
  • Dutch: “Colón”
  • French: “Colón”
  • Galician: “Colón, Putumayo”
  • Galician: “Colón”
  • Georgian: “კოლონი (პუტუმაიო)”
  • Georgian: “კოლონი”
  • Irish: “Colón”
  • Italian: “Colón”
  • Japanese: “コロン”
  • Malay: “Colón, Putumayo”
  • Malay: “Colón”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Colón”
  • Persian: “کولون (پوتومایو)”
  • Persian: “کولون”
  • Polish: “Colón (Kolumbia)”
  • Polish: “Colón”
  • Portuguese: “Colón”
  • Russian: “Колон (Путумайо)”
  • Russian: “Колон”
  • Scots: “Colón, Putumayo”
  • Scots: “Colón”
  • Spanish: “Colon”
  • Spanish: “Colón”
  • Swedish: “Colón”
  • Tagalog: “Colón, Putumayo”
  • Tagalog: “Colón”
  • Turkish: “Colon (belediye)”
  • Turkish: “Colón (belediye)”
  • Turkish: “Colón (Putumayo)”
  • Turkish: “Colon belediyesi”
  • Turkish: “Colón belediyesi”
  • Turkish: “Colón, Putumayo”
  • Turkish: “Colón”
  • Vietnamese: “Colón, Putumayo”
  • Vietnamese: “Colón”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Colón, Putumayo”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Colón”
  • “Colón”

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