Cities near Galeras

Galeras is a city of 20,239 inhabitants in Colombia. The most populous cities near Galeras within 100 km are Sincelejo, Magangué, Cereté. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 9.1609° Longitude: -75.0481° Population: 20,239 Timezone: America/Bogota
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Nearby cities 37 cities found

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

City Country Distance Population
Sincelejo Colombia 40.8 km 277,773
Magangué Colombia 33.4 km 123,982
Cereté Colombia 87.1 km 94,935
San Marcos Colombia 56.4 km 60,735
Sahagún Colombia 49.5 km 59,188
Ayapel Colombia 94.7 km 56,082
Chinú Colombia 38.9 km 50,743
Plato Colombia 75.8 km 48,606
El Carmen de Bolívar Colombia 62.4 km 47,957
Lorica Colombia 84.4 km 40,605
Corozal Colombia 32.1 km 39,800
San Antero Colombia 81.5 km 34,196
San Juan Nepomuceno Colombia 88.0 km 34,110
San Onofre Colombia 82.7 km 32,957
Mompós Colombia 68.8 km 30,861
San Luis de Sincé Colombia 14.2 km 30,768
Santiago de Tolú Colombia 71.1 km 27,390
Guamal Colombia 90.5 km 25,312
San Jacinto Colombia 74.6 km 23,576
San Carlos Colombia 82.3 km 23,532
María la Baja Colombia 95.6 km 23,401
Pinillos Colombia 69.2 km 23,349
Sucre Colombia 52.9 km 23,210
Sampués Colombia 36.7 km 21,204
Tolú Viejo Colombia 53.6 km 20,033
San Benito Abad Colombia 25.9 km 18,181
Ciénaga de Oro Colombia 70.5 km 17,623
Momil Colombia 69.3 km 16,264
Cotorra Colombia 82.5 km 16,215
Purísima de la Concepción Colombia 74.4 km 14,705
Los Palmitos Colombia 34.2 km 14,385
Santa Ana Colombia 55.6 km 13,950
Chimá Colombia 63.7 km 13,492
Ovejas Colombia 45.3 km 13,284
San Pedro Colombia 26.2 km 11,489
Majagual Colombia 82.9 km 11,139
Pijiño del Carmen Colombia 67.9 km 11,071

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