Qibla direction in Colombia
The Qibla in Colombia lies towards the north-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 59.8° in San Andrés to 68.7° in Leticia, and the Kaaba is between 11,525 km and 12,869 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 318 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Colombia can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 9.0°. Puerto Carreño is the closest to the Kaaba (11,525 km) and Tumaco the farthest (12,869 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 65.1°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Colombia: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bogotá?
65.1° from true north, towards the north-east, 12,263 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Colombia is closest to Makkah?
Puerto Carreño, 11,525 km from the Kaaba, among the 318 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abejorral | 64.4° | north-east | 12,342 km |
| Acacías | 65.4° | north-east | 12,260 km |
| Aguachica | 64.1° | north-east | 12,040 km |
| Aguadas | 64.5° | north-east | 12,353 km |
| Aguazul | 65.3° | north-east | 12,083 km |
| Agustin Codazzi | 63.7° | north-east | 11,918 km |
| Albania | 63.6° | north-east | 11,800 km |
| Anaime | 64.9° | north-east | 12,410 km |
| Andalucía | 64.8° | north-east | 12,493 km |
| Andes | 64.3° | north-east | 12,394 km |
| Anserma | 64.5° | north-east | 12,400 km |
| Apartadó | 63.3° | north-east | 12,358 km |
| Aracataca | 63.2° | north-east | 11,984 km |
| Arauca | 65.2° | north-east | 11,814 km |
| Ariguaní | 63.4° | north-east | 11,983 km |
| Arjona | 63.0° | north-east | 12,114 km |
| Armenia | 64.8° | north-east | 12,426 km |
| Astrea | 63.6° | north-east | 12,017 km |
| Ayapel | 63.6° | north-east | 12,191 km |
| Balboa | 65.4° | north-east | 12,699 km |
| Baranoa | 62.9° | north-east | 12,045 km |
| Barbosa | 64.2° | north-east | 12,301 km |
| Barbosa | 64.8° | north-east | 12,154 km |
| Barrancabermeja | 64.4° | north-east | 12,124 km |
| Barrancas | 63.6° | north-east | 11,830 km |
| Barranquilla | 62.9° | north-east | 12,023 km |
| Becerril | 63.8° | north-east | 11,939 km |
| Belalcázar | 65.4° | north-east | 12,545 km |
| Belén de Umbría | 64.5° | north-east | 12,414 km |
| Bello | 64.2° | north-east | 12,329 km |
| Betulia | 64.1° | north-east | 12,382 km |
| Bogotá | 65.1° | north-east | 12,263 km |
| Bosconia | 63.5° | north-east | 11,985 km |
| Bosconia | 65.1° | north-east | 12,242 km |
| Bucaramanga | 64.6° | north-east | 12,048 km |
| Buenaventura | 64.8° | north-east | 12,605 km |
| Buenaventura | 64.7° | north-east | 12,594 km |
| Buesaco | 65.7° | north-east | 12,723 km |
| Caicedonia | 64.8° | north-east | 12,451 km |
| Cajicá | 65.0° | north-east | 12,243 km |
| Calarcá | 64.8° | north-east | 12,424 km |
| Caldas | 64.2° | north-east | 12,348 km |
| Cali | 65.0° | north-east | 12,564 km |
| Campo de la Cruz | 63.1° | north-east | 12,062 km |
| Campoalegre | 65.5° | north-east | 12,478 km |
| Candelaria | 65.0° | north-east | 12,547 km |
| Candelaria | 63.1° | north-east | 12,058 km |
| Carepa | 63.4° | north-east | 12,367 km |
| Cartagena | 62.9° | north-east | 12,121 km |
| Cartago | 64.6° | north-east | 12,441 km |
| Caucasia | 63.7° | north-east | 12,212 km |
| Caucayá | 66.7° | north-east | 12,552 km |
| Cereté | 63.3° | north-east | 12,226 km |
| Chaparral | 65.1° | north-east | 12,446 km |
| Chía | 65.1° | north-east | 12,249 km |
| Chigorodó | 63.4° | north-east | 12,375 km |
| Chimichagua | 63.8° | north-east | 12,013 km |
| Chinchiná | 64.6° | north-east | 12,398 km |
| Chinú | 63.3° | north-east | 12,177 km |
| Chiquinquirá | 64.9° | north-east | 12,189 km |
| Chiriguaná | 63.8° | north-east | 11,988 km |
| Chivolo | 63.3° | north-east | 12,055 km |
| Ciénaga | 63.1° | north-east | 11,969 km |
| Ciénaga de Oro | 63.3° | north-east | 12,210 km |
| Cimitarra | 64.6° | north-east | 12,169 km |
| Circasia | 64.8° | north-east | 12,419 km |
| Ciudad Bolívar | 64.2° | north-east | 12,399 km |
| Concordia | 64.2° | north-east | 12,377 km |
| Copacabana | 64.2° | north-east | 12,323 km |
| Corinto | 65.1° | north-east | 12,550 km |
| Corozal | 63.3° | north-east | 12,156 km |
| Cota | 65.1° | north-east | 12,255 km |
| Cotorra | 63.2° | north-east | 12,218 km |
| Cúcuta | 64.5° | north-east | 11,949 km |
| Cumaribo | 66.1° | north-east | 11,838 km |
| Curumaní | 63.8° | north-east | 11,990 km |
| Dabeiba | 63.7° | north-east | 12,367 km |
| Darien | 64.8° | north-east | 12,537 km |
| Dosquebradas | 64.7° | north-east | 12,412 km |
| Duitama | 65.0° | north-east | 12,101 km |
| El Bagre | 64.0° | north-east | 12,193 km |
| El Banco | 63.8° | north-east | 12,042 km |
| El Carmen de Bolívar | 63.2° | north-east | 12,119 km |
| El Carmen de Chucurí | 64.6° | north-east | 12,107 km |
| El Carmen de Viboral | 64.3° | north-east | 12,319 km |
| El Cerrito | 64.9° | north-east | 12,531 km |
| El Charco | 65.0° | north-east | 12,768 km |
| El Copey | 63.4° | north-east | 11,984 km |
| El Doncello | 65.9° | north-east | 12,520 km |
| El Retén | 63.2° | north-east | 11,991 km |
| El Zulia | 64.5° | north-east | 11,958 km |
| Envigado | 64.2° | north-east | 12,340 km |
| Espinal | 65.1° | north-east | 12,365 km |
| Facatativá | 65.0° | north-east | 12,281 km |
| Flandes | 65.1° | north-east | 12,352 km |
| Florencia | 65.9° | north-east | 12,555 km |
| Florida | 65.1° | north-east | 12,540 km |
| Floridablanca | 64.6° | north-east | 12,048 km |
| Fonseca | 63.6° | north-east | 11,838 km |
| Fredonia | 64.3° | north-east | 12,360 km |
| Fresno | 64.7° | north-east | 12,333 km |
| Frontino | 63.9° | north-east | 12,365 km |
| Fundación | 63.3° | north-east | 11,987 km |
| Funza | 65.1° | north-east | 12,271 km |
| Fusagasugá | 65.2° | north-east | 12,304 km |
| Galapa | 62.9° | north-east | 12,037 km |
| Galeras | 63.4° | north-east | 12,140 km |
| Garzón | 65.7° | north-east | 12,531 km |
| Gigante | 65.6° | north-east | 12,514 km |
| Girardot City | 65.1° | north-east | 12,351 km |
| Girón | 64.6° | north-east | 12,056 km |
| Granada | 65.6° | north-east | 12,275 km |
| Guacarí | 64.9° | north-east | 12,529 km |
| Guadalajara de Buga | 64.9° | north-east | 12,519 km |
| Guadalupe | 65.7° | north-east | 12,552 km |
| Guaduas | 64.9° | north-east | 12,293 km |
| Guamal | 63.7° | north-east | 12,059 km |
| Guamo | 65.1° | north-east | 12,380 km |
| Hatonuevo | 63.6° | north-east | 11,821 km |
| Honda | 64.8° | north-east | 12,301 km |
| Ibague | 64.9° | north-east | 12,384 km |
| Inirida | 66.6° | north-east | 11,674 km |
| Ipiales | 65.8° | north-east | 12,798 km |
| Isnos | 65.6° | north-east | 12,605 km |
| Itagüí | 64.2° | north-east | 12,340 km |
| Ituango | 63.8° | north-east | 12,308 km |
| Jamundí | 65.0° | north-east | 12,574 km |
| Juan de Acosta | 62.9° | north-east | 12,054 km |
| La Ceja | 64.3° | north-east | 12,331 km |
| La Dorada | 64.7° | north-east | 12,282 km |
| La Estrella | 64.2° | north-east | 12,346 km |
| La Jagua de Ibirico | 63.8° | north-east | 11,951 km |
| La Mesa | 65.0° | north-east | 12,216 km |
| La Plata | 65.5° | north-east | 12,549 km |
| La Tebaida | 64.8° | north-east | 12,442 km |
| La Unión | 64.7° | north-east | 12,470 km |
| La Unión | 64.4° | north-east | 12,327 km |
| La Unión | 65.6° | north-east | 12,710 km |
| La Virginia | 64.6° | north-east | 12,430 km |
| Lérida | 64.9° | north-east | 12,334 km |
| Leticia | 68.7° | east | 12,223 km |
| Líbano | 64.8° | north-east | 12,347 km |
| Lorica | 63.1° | north-east | 12,211 km |
| Los Patios | 64.5° | north-east | 11,953 km |
| Luruaco | 62.9° | north-east | 12,077 km |
| Madrid | 65.1° | north-east | 12,276 km |
| Magangué | 63.5° | north-east | 12,107 km |
| Mahates | 63.0° | north-east | 12,100 km |
| Maicao | 63.7° | north-east | 11,755 km |
| Málaga | 64.8° | north-east | 12,030 km |
| Malambo | 63.0° | north-east | 12,028 km |
| Manatí | 63.0° | north-east | 12,066 km |
| Manizales | 64.6° | north-east | 12,385 km |
| Manzanares | 64.7° | north-east | 12,340 km |
| María la Baja | 63.1° | north-east | 12,123 km |
| Marinilla | 64.3° | north-east | 12,314 km |
| Mariquita | 64.7° | north-east | 12,317 km |
| Marsella | 64.6° | north-east | 12,414 km |
| Medellín | 64.2° | north-east | 12,334 km |
| Melgar | 65.1° | north-east | 12,338 km |
| Miranda | 65.1° | north-east | 12,543 km |
| Mitú | 66.9° | north-east | 12,024 km |
| Mocoa | 65.9° | north-east | 12,682 km |
| Momil | 63.2° | north-east | 12,197 km |
| Mompós | 63.6° | north-east | 12,074 km |
| Moniquirá | 64.8° | north-east | 12,153 km |
| Montelíbano | 63.7° | north-east | 12,235 km |
| Montenegro | 64.7° | north-east | 12,433 km |
| Montería | 63.3° | north-east | 12,241 km |
| Morales | 65.2° | north-east | 12,606 km |
| Morales | 64.0° | north-east | 12,067 km |
| Mosquera | 65.1° | north-east | 12,274 km |
| Natagaima | 65.2° | north-east | 12,411 km |
| Nechí | 63.8° | north-east | 12,165 km |
| Neira | 64.6° | north-east | 12,381 km |
| Neiva | 65.5° | north-east | 12,462 km |
| Nueva Granada | 63.4° | north-east | 12,043 km |
| Ocaña | 64.2° | north-east | 12,018 km |
| Orito | 66.0° | north-east | 12,727 km |
| Pacho | 64.9° | north-east | 12,246 km |
| Padua | 64.7° | north-east | 12,345 km |
| Pailitas | 63.9° | north-east | 12,009 km |
| Palmar de Varela | 63.0° | north-east | 12,032 km |
| Palmira | 65.0° | north-east | 12,536 km |
| Pamplona | 64.6° | north-east | 11,989 km |
| Pasto | 65.7° | north-east | 12,743 km |
| Patía | 65.4° | north-east | 12,681 km |
| Payandé | 65.0° | north-east | 12,380 km |
| Paz de Ariporo | 65.3° | north-east | 11,984 km |
| Pereira | 64.7° | north-east | 12,415 km |
| Piedecuesta | 64.6° | north-east | 12,048 km |
| Piendamo | 65.3° | north-east | 12,602 km |
| Pinillos | 63.7° | north-east | 12,094 km |
| Pitalito | 65.7° | north-east | 12,589 km |
| Pivijay | 63.1° | north-east | 12,032 km |
| Pizarro | 64.2° | north-east | 12,575 km |
| Planadas | 65.3° | north-east | 12,487 km |
| Planeta Rica | 63.5° | north-east | 12,230 km |
| Plato | 63.3° | north-east | 12,082 km |
| Polonuevo | 63.0° | north-east | 12,039 km |
| Ponedera | 63.0° | north-east | 12,037 km |
| Popayán | 65.3° | north-east | 12,619 km |
| Pradera | 65.1° | north-east | 12,536 km |
| Puebloviejo | 63.1° | north-east | 11,973 km |
| Puerto Asís | 66.2° | north-east | 12,696 km |
| Puerto Berrío | 64.4° | north-east | 12,206 km |
| Puerto Boyacá | 64.6° | north-east | 12,249 km |
| Puerto Carreño | 66.1° | north-east | 11,525 km |
| Puerto Colombia | 62.9° | north-east | 12,039 km |
| Puerto López | 65.6° | north-east | 12,173 km |
| Puerto Rico | 65.9° | north-east | 12,497 km |
| Puerto Salgar | 64.7° | north-east | 12,280 km |
| Puerto Santander | 64.4° | north-east | 11,918 km |
| Puerto Tejada | 65.1° | north-east | 12,563 km |
| Puerto Triunfo | 64.6° | north-east | 12,260 km |
| Puerto Wilches | 64.3° | north-east | 12,115 km |
| Pupiales | 65.8° | north-east | 12,795 km |
| Purificación | 65.2° | north-east | 12,384 km |
| Quibdó | 64.1° | north-east | 12,469 km |
| Quimbaya | 64.7° | north-east | 12,431 km |
| Quinchía | 64.5° | north-east | 12,394 km |
| Repelón | 63.0° | north-east | 12,080 km |
| Restrepo | 65.4° | north-east | 12,227 km |
| Retiro | 64.3° | north-east | 12,337 km |
| Rioblanco | 65.2° | north-east | 12,471 km |
| Riohacha | 63.4° | north-east | 11,811 km |
| Rionegro | 64.3° | north-east | 12,319 km |
| Riosucio | 64.5° | north-east | 12,387 km |
| Rivera | 65.5° | north-east | 12,467 km |
| Roldanillo | 64.7° | north-east | 12,480 km |
| Rovira | 65.0° | north-east | 12,397 km |
| Sabana de Torres | 64.4° | north-east | 12,073 km |
| Sabanagrande | 63.0° | north-east | 12,030 km |
| Sabanalarga | 63.0° | north-east | 12,054 km |
| Sahagún | 63.3° | north-east | 12,189 km |
| Salamina | 64.5° | north-east | 12,366 km |
| Salgar | 64.2° | north-east | 12,387 km |
| Samaniego | 65.6° | north-east | 12,770 km |
| Sampués | 63.3° | north-east | 12,171 km |
| San Andrés | 59.8° | north-east | 12,598 km |
| San Antero | 63.1° | north-east | 12,199 km |
| San Benito Abad | 63.5° | north-east | 12,149 km |
| San Carlos | 63.3° | north-east | 12,222 km |
| San Diego | 63.6° | north-east | 11,898 km |
| San Estanislao | 63.0° | north-east | 12,088 km |
| San Gil | 64.7° | north-east | 12,077 km |
| San Jacinto | 63.2° | north-east | 12,113 km |
| San José del Guaviare | 66.1° | north-east | 12,211 km |
| San Juan de Urabá | 63.1° | north-east | 12,305 km |
| San Juan del Cesar | 63.6° | north-east | 11,859 km |
| San Juan Nepomuceno | 63.1° | north-east | 12,103 km |
| San Lorenzo | 65.6° | north-east | 12,723 km |
| San Luis de Sincé | 63.3° | north-east | 12,145 km |
| San Marcos | 63.5° | north-east | 12,172 km |
| San Martín | 65.5° | north-east | 12,267 km |
| San Martín | 64.2° | north-east | 12,045 km |
| San Onofre | 63.1° | north-east | 12,158 km |
| San Pablo | 63.1° | north-east | 12,116 km |
| San Pedro de Urabá | 63.3° | north-east | 12,314 km |
| San Vicente | 64.3° | north-east | 12,309 km |
| Santa Fe de Antioquia | 64.0° | north-east | 12,345 km |
| Santa Lucía | 63.1° | north-east | 12,073 km |
| Santa Marta | 63.1° | north-east | 11,952 km |
| Santa Rosa | 62.9° | north-east | 12,106 km |
| Santa Rosa de Cabal | 64.7° | north-east | 12,406 km |
| Santa Rosa de Osos | 64.1° | north-east | 12,304 km |
| Santander de Quilichao | 65.2° | north-east | 12,580 km |
| Santo Tomás | 63.0° | north-east | 12,031 km |
| Santuario | 64.3° | north-east | 12,309 km |
| Segovia | 64.2° | north-east | 12,207 km |
| Sevilla | 64.8° | north-east | 12,465 km |
| Sibaté | 65.1° | north-east | 12,287 km |
| Silvania | 65.1° | north-east | 12,303 km |
| Simití | 64.1° | north-east | 12,090 km |
| Sincelejo | 63.2° | north-east | 12,166 km |
| Sitionuevo | 63.0° | north-east | 12,026 km |
| Soacha | 65.1° | north-east | 12,278 km |
| Socorro | 64.7° | north-east | 12,093 km |
| Sogamoso | 65.1° | north-east | 12,096 km |
| Soledad | 63.0° | north-east | 12,024 km |
| Sonsón | 64.5° | north-east | 12,334 km |
| Suárez | 65.1° | north-east | 12,604 km |
| Sucre | 63.6° | north-east | 12,125 km |
| Supía | 64.5° | north-east | 12,381 km |
| Tadó | 64.3° | north-east | 12,481 km |
| Tame | 65.1° | north-east | 11,941 km |
| Tarqui | 65.6° | north-east | 12,555 km |
| Tauramena | 65.3° | north-east | 12,110 km |
| Tierralta | 63.4° | north-east | 12,288 km |
| Timbiquí | 65.0° | north-east | 12,710 km |
| Tiquisio | 63.8° | north-east | 12,092 km |
| Tocancipá | 65.1° | north-east | 12,230 km |
| Tolú | 63.1° | north-east | 12,174 km |
| Tolú Viejo | 63.2° | north-east | 12,163 km |
| Tuluá | 64.8° | north-east | 12,500 km |
| Tumaco | 65.1° | north-east | 12,869 km |
| Tunja | 65.0° | north-east | 12,147 km |
| Túquerres | 65.7° | north-east | 12,783 km |
| Turbaco | 62.9° | north-east | 12,116 km |
| Turbo | 63.2° | north-east | 12,358 km |
| Urrao | 64.0° | north-east | 12,387 km |
| Valledupar | 63.6° | north-east | 11,899 km |
| Vélez | 64.8° | north-east | 12,156 km |
| Villa de San Diego de Ubaté | 65.0° | north-east | 12,204 km |
| Villa del Rosario | 64.5° | north-east | 11,950 km |
| Villa Rica | 65.3° | north-east | 12,640 km |
| Villamaría | 64.6° | north-east | 12,386 km |
| Villanueva | 65.4° | north-east | 12,019 km |
| Villanueva | 63.6° | north-east | 11,865 km |
| Villavicencio | 65.4° | north-east | 12,239 km |
| Villeta | 64.9° | north-east | 12,284 km |
| Yarumal | 64.0° | north-east | 12,284 km |
| Yondó | 64.4° | north-east | 12,132 km |
| Yopal | 65.3° | north-east | 12,060 km |
| Yumbo | 64.9° | north-east | 12,554 km |
| Zaragoza | 64.0° | north-east | 12,204 km |
| Zarzal | 64.7° | north-east | 12,473 km |
| Zipaquirá | 65.0° | north-east | 12,236 km |