San Andrés de Tumaco: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in San Andrés de Tumaco: DANE estimates the value added produced in San Andrés de Tumaco at COP 3.06 trillion in 2024 (provisional, current prices), 23rd smallest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, 0.20% of the national total of COP 1550.97 trillion.
• Health in San Andrés de Tumaco: ADRES's affiliate register showed 187,141 people actively affiliated to the health system in San Andrés de Tumaco in October 2026 (26,021 contributory and 161,120 subsidised), equal to 67.5% of DANE's projected population, 4th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (the register counts people by municipality of affiliation, which can differ from where they live).
• Education in San Andrés de Tumaco: The Ministry of Education counted 60,491 children aged 5 to 16 in San Andrés de Tumaco in 2024, of whom 66.1% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 3rd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 67.2% in 2019.
• Poverty and living standards in San Andrés de Tumaco: DANE's census-based measure put the multidimensional poverty rate in San Andrés de Tumaco at 53.7% in 2018, 3rd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; across all Colombian municipalities, weighted by population, the rate was 26.1%.
• Government budget and revenue in San Andrés de Tumaco: The San Andrés de Tumaco municipal government reported total revenue of COP 597.7 billion for 2025 to the Comptroller General's CUIPO system, 37th largest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; that was up 14.8% on 2024 (COP 520.5 billion) and up 34.7% on 2023.

Who runs San Andrés de Tumaco?

In Colombia, cities and towns are run by municipalities and districts: Mayor (alcalde) and municipal council (concejo) directly elected for four years. Local services, planning, schools and health within national rules.

How local power works in Colombia

Cities of a similar size in Colombia

• Ibagué 557,317
• Pereira 487,820
• Manizales 475,690
• Neiva 408,218
• Pasto 404,775
• Palmira 382,703
• Popayán 355,347
• Buenaventura 335,217
• Sincelejo 331,045
• Floridablanca 315,194
• Armenia 307,103
• Itagüí 306,397
• Envigado 268,381
• Dosquebradas 246,388
• Barrancabermeja 230,559
• Tuluá 225,868

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Sources

• Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES): Base de Datos Única de Afiliados (BDUA), contributory regime: affiliates by municipality, October 2026 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as bdua-contributivo.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a3f30af6e50…)
• Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES): Base de Datos Única de Afiliados (BDUA), subsidised regime: affiliates by municipality, October 2026 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as bdua-subsidiado.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 04b3a3bd7839…)
• Contraloría General de la República: OVCF - CUIPO - Ejecución de ingresos: year-end cumulative revenue collected by each municipal government, 2023-2025 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as cuipo.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7255e8150122…)
• Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (Policía Nacional): HOMICIDIO: victims of homicide by municipality, year and sex, 2015-2025 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as homicidio.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7d12dcde8b9b…)
• Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Medida de pobreza multidimensional municipal de fuente censal 2018: municipal incidence (urban and rural) and household deprivations by indicator, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a3ac3a60498a…)
• Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación): MEN estadísticas en educación en preescolar, básica y media por municipio, 2011-2024: net and gross coverage, dropout, approval, failure and repetition rates (datos.gov.co API response for the 74 municipalities; query saved as men-municipal-2011-2024.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8de3c5ca5744…)
• Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Proyecciones de población municipal por área, 2018-2042 (based on the 2018 census, updated 30 July 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ea83594ad30…)
• Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES): Resultados únicos Saber 11: average scores by municipality of the school and school type, 2019-4 and 2022-4 sittings (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as saber11.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6b32c41e9323…)
• Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Valor agregado por municipio, base 2015, serie 2011-2024 provisional (current prices, thousands of millions of pesos; updated 3 July 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 083bb4b8501d…)

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