Territorial divisions in Popayán
Query IGAC polygons around Popayán. Select a territory to read its name, code, category and legal reference. Use the name legend and code filter to distinguish the municipality or district from departments and neighbors also present in the view.
Territorial reference for the visible area: includes departments and neighboring municipalities or districts, with overlapping polygons. Do not add their areas or interpret results as a municipal count. Published categories: 0 department, 1 municipality, 2 district, 3 uncategorized; other codes are retained without a verified definition. Territorial codes remain text; they are not parcel identifiers. Depto and the legal reference are source attributes, not certification of administrative hierarchy or legal validity. Update date not declared. Geometries are generalized by zoom level and coordinates rounded for display; unsuitable for exact positioning, measuring areas or distances, or resolving boundaries. Credit IGAC and identify these changes when reusing.
Frequently asked questions
What does Territorial divisions include in the Popayán geovisor?
In Popayán’s Territorial divisions you can explore 1 layer: Territorial divisions · IGAC. Each layer states its source, date and use limits.
Can I reuse the Territorial divisions data?
According to each layer’s published license: CC BY 4.0. Check the exact license on the layer record before reuse.
How current are the Territorial divisions data?
No dataset-wide date has been verified for these layers; check each source’s limits. Last GeoSAT verification: 2026-10-06.
How do I explore Territorial divisions in the viewer?
Click “Explore these layers” to open the prepared Territorial divisions 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 Territorial divisions data?
Layers come from Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi · Administrative divisions, retrieved and adapted by GeoSAT with per-record attribution and provenance.
Which other themes can I explore?
Other themes in the Popayán geovisor: Planning land uses and zoning, Recorded mass movements, and UPRA agricultural frontier.
Popayán · Public query
Territorial divisions
Query IGAC polygons around Popayán. Select a territory to read its name, code, category and legal reference. Use the name legend and code filter to distinguish the municipality or district from departments and neighbors also present in the view.
Open Popayán map →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.
- Review enabled layers and zoom to their query scale. Check each layer’s scope: it may query the visible area or the full municipal extent. An empty or unavailable service does not establish that no conditions apply.
- Select a feature on the map or in the Results list. Check its attributes, retrieval time and any partial-result notice.
- 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.
Local search and identifiers
Open Planning and select a central activity area. Compare its main use and historic-district detail; in the rural query, inspect forestry and recovery categories. Filter Uso_Principal by its code and read the layer domain: urban and rural codes have different meanings. Empty fields remain unknown. Under Tools, compare the ten instrument entries and confirm the applicable act with Planning.
19001 identifies Popayán in DANE. OBJECTID distinguishes mapping records, not parcels. Property-registration, parcel-number and CBML search are not enabled. Coverage in the separate cadastral demo does not establish correspondence with POT rules.
Query guide for Popayán →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 response contains up to 500 features and 2 MB. Reference publications load matching pages, up to 5,000 features and 8 MB per query. External services may return partial samples, identified in the viewer.
| Layer and source | Data date | Reuse |
|---|---|---|
| Territorial divisions · IGACInstituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi · Administrative divisions Territorial reference for the visible area: includes departments and neighboring municipalities or districts, with overlapping polygons. Do not add their areas or interpret results as a municipal count. Published categories: 0 department, 1 municipality, 2 district, 3 uncategorized; other codes are retained without a verified definition. Territorial codes remain text; they are not parcel identifiers. Depto and the legal reference are source attributes, not certification of administrative hierarchy or legal validity. Update date not declared. Geometries are generalized by zoom level and coordinates rounded for display; unsuitable for exact positioning, measuring areas or distances, or resolving boundaries. Credit IGAC and identify these changes when reusing. | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | CC BY 4.0 |
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.