Map of Manizales, Colombia

Manizales is the administrative centre of Caldas Department, Colombia, with a population of about 434,403. It lies at 5.0689°N, 75.5174°W. Manizales is about 167 km (104 mi) west of Bogotá, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Villamaría, 3 km to the south.

Manizales at a glance

Where is Manizales?

• The 14th largest city in Colombia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Caldas Department on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Manizales

• Villamaría — 3 km south
• Chinchiná — 14 km southwest
• Santa Rosa de Cabal — 25 km southwest
• Dosquebradas — 30 km southwest
• Pereira — 35 km southwest
• Quinchía — 38 km northwest
• Líbano — 53 km east
• Cartago — 57 km southwest
• Quimbaya — 57 km southwest
• Calarcá — 62 km south

Largest cities in Caldas Department

• La Dorada — 81,950
• Chinchiná — 68,512
• Villamaría — 35,302

Largest cities in Colombia

• Bogotá — 7,674,366
• Cali — 2,392,877
• Medellín — 1,999,979
• Barranquilla — 1,206,319
• Cartagena — 914,552
• Cúcuta — 777,106
• Soacha — 655,025
• Bucaramanga — 581,130
• Ibagué — 529,635
• Santa Marta — 499,192

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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.