Geographic position of Cartagena

Cartagena is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 10.3982° N, 75.4933° W.

Cartagena lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Population Ranking of Cartagena

With a population of 914,552, Cartagena ranks as the 5th most populous city in Colombia, out of 317 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Cartagena

Cartagena uses the IANA time zone identifier America/Bogota. The current local offset is UTC-5 / -05.

Cartagena does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Cartagena

Business hours in Cartagena (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Los Angeles: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Dubai: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 7:30 PM - 3:30 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)
• Sydney: 12:00 AM (next day) - 8:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

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