Arauquita

Arauquita
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Arauquita in the Arauca Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentArauca Department
Area
  Municipality and town
3,047 km2 (1,176 sq mi)
  Urban
2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
  Municipality and town
56,209
  Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
  Urban
15,678
  Urban density6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAm

Arauquita is a town and municipality in the Arauca Department, Colombia. As of 2020, the municipality has a population of 56,209.

Miguel Matus Caile, the politician and historian, was born in Arauquita.