Land and uses in Cartagena de Indias
Explore land-use categories attributed by the source to the 2001 plan, adopted through Decree 0977 of 20 November 2001. Compare land classification and subcategories in the district service.
Explore these layers ↗District reference mapping does not certify permitted activities, planning treatments, permits or parcel building rights. No treatment layer is included. Plan revision processes are consulted separately in the official portal and are not presented as adopted regulations. Sources declare no overall data update date. Visible-area queries limited to 500 records and 2 MiB. Intersecting polygons retain their complete geometry; filters and statistics describe loaded records. Catalog publication or modification in 2025 does not turn the 2001 plan into a 2025 regulation.
Cartagena de Indias · Public query
Land and uses
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Query planning and land use →Query planning and land use at a point
Locate an area and read matching polygons from the integrated layers together. The record retains their codes, attributes, sources and dates; unknown values remain unreported.
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This is a mapping query by location, not an address search or a legal report. It confirms neither legal validity, permits nor authorized activities; cross-check applicable documents and administrative acts.
Query Cartagena de Indias planning →How to use the map
- Open the prepared query for this theme in the viewer. Locate an area using latitude, longitude coordinates or general place and address search.
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- Choose a field and exact value to filter the layer. Export includes received results, with attribution and dates. Its coverage depends on the query scope and filters.
Frequently asked questions
What does Land and uses include in the Cartagena de Indias geovisor?
In Cartagena de Indias’s Land and uses you can explore 3 layers: Land uses · 2001 plan, Land classification, and Published perimeter · 2001 plan. Each layer states its source, date and use limits.
Can I reuse the Land and uses data?
According to each layer’s published license: Public consultation; publisher does not specify a reuse license. Check the exact license on the layer record before reuse.
How current are the Land and uses data?
No dataset-wide date has been verified for these layers; check each source’s limits. Last GeoSAT verification: 2026-10-14.
How do I explore Land and uses in the viewer?
Click “Explore these layers” to open the prepared Land and uses query; review enabled layers under Layers. Filter by exact field and value, select features to read their records, and export received results with attribution and dates.
Who publishes the Land and uses data?
Layers come from Distrito de Cartagena de Indias · Secretaría de Planeación · public district ArcGIS publication, retrieved and adapted by GeoSAT with per-record attribution and provenance.
Which other themes can I explore?
Other themes in the Cartagena de Indias geovisor: Neighborhoods and communal units, Published public space, and Recorded mass movements.
Local search and identifiers
Locate an area by coordinates or general address and place search, then select published polygons. A place match does not identify or certify a parcel. Read original categories and confirm applicable regulations with the Planning Department. The independent ANLA project query shows areas and attributes published by the Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA), retaining its attribution. It is not land-use zoning and establishes neither a licence’s legal validity, current operation nor a complete project inventory for the District. Results depend on the queried area and may be partial; review each query’s notices. The item declares no specific reuse licence; consult the official links.
Cartagena’s official parcel consultation uses cadastral references; these are not Medellín’s CBML. GeoSAT does not locate parcels by cadastral reference or verify property registration identifiers. Use official MIDAS and Planning channels for parcel identification and land-use opinions.
Query guide for Cartagena de Indias →Sources, dates and limits
Each source’s verification date appears in the table. Retrieval time is not the data update date. Small city-wide layers use the full extent; larger layers depend on the visible area. Reference publications retain their original retrieval date. Each page contains up to 500 features: up to 2 MiB for external services and 4 MiB for local publications. Reference publications load matching pages, up to 5,000 features and 8 MiB per query. External services may return partial samples, identified in the viewer.
| Layer and source | Data date | Reuse |
|---|---|---|
| Land uses · 2001 planDistrito de Cartagena de Indias · Secretaría de Planeación · public district ArcGIS publication Land-use categories and codes from the 2001 plan, according to the official publication description. Area in hectares is retained as text as published. This is not an official land-use opinion and does not declare a regulatory update in 2025. | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Public consultation; publisher does not specify a reuse license |
| Land classificationDistrito de Cartagena de Indias · Secretaría de Planeación · public district ArcGIS publication Official domain codes are retained: 01 (rural), 02 (urban) and 03 (urban expansion), with their subcategories. Complete polygons can include island areas outside the urban view. The source declares no overall date or applicable act per record; confirm regulations with the Planning Department. | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Public consultation; publisher does not specify a reuse license |
| Published perimeter · 2001 planDistrito de Cartagena de Indias · Secretaría de Planeación · public district ArcGIS publication Perimeter labeled Perimetro_POT_2001 by the District: one record with four polygons, retained complete without generalization. Compare its extent with land uses and classification. The source declares neither a data date nor an applicable act per record; the layer name does not certify legal validity, parcel boundaries or permitted activities. A specific reuse license is not stated. Publicación distrital / District publication: Equipamiento e Infraestructura ↗ | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Public consultation; publisher does not specify a reuse license |
Display transformations and adaptations are described for each source; precision and methods differ between sources. Obtain official mapping if you need surveying accuracy or documents with administrative validity.