Saravena | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Coordinates: | 6.9556°N -71.8722°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Arauca Department |
Area Total Km2: | 945.1 |
Area Urban Km2: | 10.03 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 55554 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 42415 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 730 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Am |
Saravena is a city and municipality in Arauca Department, Colombia. It is located south of Colombia's border with Venezuela.[2] The municipality, with a population of 55,554, has had FARC and ELN activity as well as a Colombian military presence near the Venezuelan border.[3]
It is served by Los Colonizadores Airport.
Saravena has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March to and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.