Cities near El Retén

El Retén is a city of 19,345 inhabitants in Colombia. The most populous cities near El Retén within 100 km are Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Soledad. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 10.6113° Longitude: -74.2682° Population: 19,345 Timezone: America/Bogota
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Nearby cities 34 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Barranquilla Colombia 68.7 km 1,206,319
Santa Marta Colombia 70.2 km 499,192
Soledad Colombia 64.1 km 342,556
Malambo Colombia 61.7 km 129,148
Sabanalarga Colombia 71.5 km 102,334
Ciénaga Colombia 44.1 km 88,311
Baranoa Colombia 73.7 km 68,383
Fundación Colombia 13.6 km 59,175
Aracataca Colombia 8.8 km 41,872
Bosconia Colombia 82.5 km 40,562
Sabanagrande Colombia 57.4 km 35,044
Puebloviejo Colombia 42.6 km 33,720
Sitionuevo Colombia 52.8 km 33,440
Pivijay Colombia 41.5 km 33,047
Santo Tomás Colombia 55.6 km 28,693
El Copey Colombia 61.3 km 28,550
Luruaco Colombia 96.5 km 27,647
Palmar de Varela Colombia 55.0 km 27,098
Ariguaní Colombia 49.7 km 26,246
Puerto Colombia Colombia 85.9 km 26,227
Repelón Colombia 94.5 km 25,467
Ponedera Colombia 53.2 km 23,420
Campo de la Cruz Colombia 72.1 km 22,810
Galapa Colombia 74.6 km 19,732
Polonuevo Colombia 66.5 km 19,454
Manatí Colombia 77.7 km 19,233
Juan de Acosta Colombia 87.0 km 18,828
Chivolo Colombia 75.9 km 18,208
Nueva Granada Colombia 91.1 km 17,470
San Estanislao Colombia 99.4 km 16,518
Santa Lucía Colombia 82.1 km 15,760
Candelaria Colombia 69.0 km 15,631
Suan Colombia 73.7 km 10,381
Algarrobo Colombia 57.9 km 10,042

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