Purísima

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Purísima

Total population

17,206

Air quality index

46Good

Elevation11 m

Coordinates9.24°, -75.72°

Demographic figures from DANE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Purísima is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Adriana Lucía

Colombiana

Manuel Zapata Olivella

Colombian doctor, anthropologist and writer (1920–2004)

D

Denis Gomez

Colombian footballer

F

Francisco Jattin

Colombian politician and diplomat

F

Fuad Char

Colombian politician

Z

Zulema Jattin Corrales

Colombian politician

Jaime Torralvo Suárez

politician

Elías Bechara Zainúm

Colombian educator

F

Francisco José Jattin Corrales

Colombian politician

A

Aniceto Molina

Colombian musician (1939-2015)

Y

Yamina Pestana

Colombian politician

Leicy Santos

Colombian association football player

D

Delia Zapata Olivella

Colombian choreographer

F

Farid Char

Colombian musician

M

Miguel Antonio Gómez Padilla

Colombian police officer

C

Carlos Andrés Vidal

Colombian baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Córdoba

• Los Corrales
  2.3 mi away
• Bijao abajo
  3.1 mi away
• Momil
  3.2 mi away · pop. 19,590
• Bijao arriba
  3.5 mi away
• San Sebastián
  4.6 mi away
• Lorica
  6.2 mi away · pop. 113,909
• La Palma (Lorica)
  7.1 mi away
• El Playón
  7.4 mi away
• Sabaneta
  7.4 mi away
• Cotocá Abajo
  8.9 mi away
• Chimá
  8.9 mi away · pop. 17,529
• Los Monos
  9 mi away

Browse all places in Córdoba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Purísima

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Sargus fasciatus

Sargus fasciatus

Seen 2025-12-22

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

Seen 2025-10-28

Crêpe ginger

Hellenia speciosa

Seen 2025-10-04

Gumbo Limbo

Bursera simaruba

Seen 2025-10-04

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Seen 2025-10-04

Elegant Zinnia

Zinnia elegans

Seen 2025-10-04

Melochia parvifolia

Melochia parvifolia

Seen 2025-10-04

Balsa Tree

Ochroma pyramidale

Seen 2025-10-04

Star Apple

Chrysophyllum cainito

Seen 2025-10-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Purísima, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

6.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers