Cesar Department
Map of Cesar Department
040 km (25 mi)80 km (50 mi)120 km (75 mi)160 km (99 mi)
Height
-8 m (-26 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), Max altitude 5455 m (17900 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Cesar Department
Height from south to north in Cesar Department
1Magdalena28 to 43 m2Zapatosa20 m3Ciénaga de Sabaya27 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Valledupar
Population: 1,295,387 (Wikidata, 2020)
Area: 22,905 km² / 8,844 sq mi
Created: 1967
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Pico La Reina (5 455 m)
Lowest point: Ciénaga Matapalma (−8 m)
Borders
- Magdalena Department — West
- Bolívar Department — Southwest
- Norte de Santander Department — South
- Santander Department — South
- Zulia — Northeast
- La Guajira Department — Northeast