Barrancas geodata
Barrancas (La Guajira) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Colombia in America/Bogota (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 17,350 people, there are 203 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Colombia, 98.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 90.8% of cities are located further ←West and 78.4% of cities have higher elevation than Barrancas. Note1
Barrancas GPS coordinates[2]
10° 57' 24.192" North, 72° 47' 40.416" West
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 11.64621°, | -73.49769° |
Center: | 10.95672°, | -72.79456° |
Lower-right: | 10.26562°, | -72.09144° |
Map W x H: | 153.5×153.5 km | = 95.4×95.4mi |
max Lat: | 13.38166° ⇑1.2% North |
Barrancas: | 10.95672° |
min Lat: | ⇓98.8% South -4.21528° |
min Long | Barrancas | max Long |
-81.70636° | -72.79456° | -67.06996° |
W 90.8%⇐ | ⇒9.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Barrancas is 138 m = 453 ft, and this is 1011.3 m = 3318 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
3342 m = 10965 ft | 78.4% |
Avg. | 1149.3 m = 3771 ft | |
Barrancas | 138 m = 453 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 21.6% |
See also: Colombia elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Barrancas is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 1218.3 km =757 mi to South.Distance of | km | miles | from Barrancas |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 8788.8 | 5461.1 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 6182.9 | 3841.9 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 1387.6 | 862.2 | to North |
Equator | 1218.3 | 757 | to South |



Nearby cities:
15 places around Barrancas: (largest is in red/bold)
• Albania
31.7 km =19.7 mi, 44°
• Dibulla
66.2 km =41.1 mi, 302°
• Distracción
12 km =7.5 mi, 236°
• El Molino
36.6 km =22.7 mi, 202°
• Fonseca
9.8 km =6.1 mi, 216°
• La Jagua del Pilar
58.1 km =36.1 mi, 211°
• La Paz
75.9 km =47.2 mi, 213°
• Maicao
76.6 km =47.6 mi, 52°
• Manaure Balcón del Cesar
67.9 km =42.2 mi, 202°
• Riohacha
66.5 km =41.3 mi, 349°
• San Diego
80.9 km =50.3 mi, 211°
• San Juan del Cesar
30.7 km =19.1 mi, 227°
• Urumita
50.2 km =31.2 mi, 208°
• Valledupar
74.3 km =46.2 mi, 222°
• Villanueva
43.7 km =27.2 mi, 207°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Colombia existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia