Carurú | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Vaupés |
Established Title: | Erected |
Established Date: | 7 August 1993 |
Area Total Km2: | 6982 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 3327 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 635 |
Coordinates: | 1.0133°N -71.3°W |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 194 |
Carurú is a town and municipality located in the department of Vaupés, Colombia. The town is on the north bank of the Vaupés River in the Amazon natural region of the country.
The town is served by the Carurú Airport and there are no road connections to the rest of the country, the only waterway is the Vaupés River.