Puerto Leguízamo^[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto leɣiˈsamo]) is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, a southern border region of the Republic of Colombia. It is on the north bank of the Putumayo River.

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Puerto Leguizamo
Municipality and town
Aerial view of the town
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Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Leguízamo in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Putumayo Department
Area
• Municipality and town	10,907 km2 (4,211 sq mi)
• Urban	2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	28,468
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
• Urban	12,755
• Urban density	6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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Its Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is the cathedral episcopal see of the Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano.

Puerto Leguízamo is served by Caucayá Airport.

Located just a few kilometres south of the equator, Puerto Leguízamo has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.