Sumapaz River

The Sumapaz River is a major tributary of the in . The 95 kilometres long river originates in the of the Colombian at the largest páramo in the world; , of which it takes its name.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Santiago Vila Airport.

Aerodrome
is an serving , a city in the of . The airport is 3.1 kilometres south of Girardot, across the by the town of in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ricaurte and Flandes.

Town
is a municipality and town of in the department of . A law issued on 14 November 1857 created the Peñalisa District and December of the same year the name was changed to Ricaurte; in 1937 it was annexed to the Girardot municipality but it recovered its condition of municipality in 1968.

Town
is a town and municipality in the department of . The population of the municipality was 28,389 as of the 2018 census. is situated 4½ km northwest of Sumapaz River.

Sumapaz River

Latitude
4.25911° or 4° 15′ 33″ north
Longitude
-74.78181° or 74° 46′ 55″ west
Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)
Open location code
67P77659+J7
Geo­Names ID
8572276
Wiki­data ID
Q972188
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Satellite Map

Discover Sumapaz River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Sumapaz River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Sumapaz
  • Cebuano: Río Sumapaz
  • Croatian: Sumapaz (rijeka)
  • Croatian: Sumapaz
  • Esperanto: Sumapaz
  • French: Río Sumapaz
  • Galician: Río Sumapaz
  • Hebrew: סומפס
  • Spanish: Rio Sumapaz
  • Spanish: Río Sumapaz
  • Swedish: Río Sumapaz

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sumapaz River”. Photo: Carlos.martinez1309, CC BY-SA 4.0.