Map of Colón, Táchira, Venezuela

Colón is a city in Táchira, Venezuela, with a population of about 62,513. It lies at 8.0312°N, 72.2605°W. Colón is about 651 km (404 mi) southwest of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is La Fría, 20 km to the north.

Colón at a glance

Where is Colón?

• The 5th largest city in Táchira on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 39 min on the shortest day to 12 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Colón

• La Fría — 20 km north
• Palmira — 22 km south
• Capacho Nuevo — 24 km south
• Ureña — 24 km southwest
• Táriba — 24 km south
• San Cristóbal — 30 km south
• Cúcuta — 31 km southwest, Colombia
• San Antonio del Táchira — 32 km southwest
• Villa del Rosario — 32 km southwest, Colombia
• La Grita — 32 km east

Largest cities in Táchira

• San Cristóbal — 289,852
• Táriba — 138,402
• Rubio — 93,197
• San Antonio del Táchira — 66,392
• La Fría — 61,568
• Ureña — 56,509
• San Josecito — 54,669
• Palmira — 48,087
• Capacho Nuevo — 40,169
• La Grita — 37,545

Largest cities in Venezuela

• Caracas — 3,000,000
• Maracaibo — 1,752,602
• Valencia — 1,619,470
• Barquisimeto — 1,240,714
• Ciudad Guayana — 978,202
• Barcelona — 815,141
• Maturín — 647,459
• Maracay — 464,700
• Ciudad Bolívar — 412,619
• Cumaná — 405,626

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Other places named Colón

• Colón — Colón, Panama
• Colón — Matanzas Province, Cuba
• Colón — Entre Rios, Argentina

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.