Yopal

Yopal
Municipality and town
Top: Yopal from the Chamber of Commerce, Second: Cultural center, Third: El Alcaraván Airport, Four: Nunchía Avenue
Flag of Yopal
Official seal of Yopal
Location of the municipality and town of Yopal in the Casanare Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Yopal in the Casanare Department of Colombia.
Yopal is located in Colombia
Yopal
Yopal
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35000°N 72.41000°W / 5.35000; -72.41000
Country Colombia
RegionOrinoquía Region
DepartmentCasanare Department
Founded1915
Area
 • Municipality and town2,483 km2 (959 sq mi)
 • Urban
25.09 km2 (9.69 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2024[1][2])
 • Municipality and town194,079
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymYopaleño
Time zoneUTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time)
Postal code
850001-9
Area code57 + 8
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Yopal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈpal]) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Casanare in Colombia and the second most populated and important city in the Orinoquía region after Villavicencio.[3]

  1. ^ "INFORMACIÓN CAPITAL" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  2. ^ Telefónicas, Telencuestas-Encuestas. "Cuántos habitantes tiene Yopal, Casanare en 2023". Telencuestas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ Espectador, El (2023-07-23). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-25.