Inírida, Guainía
Inírida | |
|---|---|
Municipality and city | |
Location of the municipality and town of Inírida, Guainía in the Guainía Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 3°51′55″N 67°55′26″W / 3.86528°N 67.92389°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Amazon Region |
| Department | Guainía Department |
| Area | |
| 15,970 km2 (6,170 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| 31,514 | |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,279 |
| Time zone | UTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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Inírida (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈniɾiða]), formerly Puerto Inírida, is the capital city, and a municipality, of the department of Guainía in Colombia. It was established in 1963 on the site of the small village of Obando, at the time in the municipality of San Felipe. The municipality was renamed in 1974. The municipal population of 31,514 (2018 census) is mostly indigenous and accounts for about a third of the department's population.