About 530 thousand people.

Villavicencio is the gateway to Colombia's vast eastern plains called the Llanos. It is a warm cowboy city where people love horses, cattle, and folk music.
You can watch cowboys show off harp-and-dance joropo music, ride horses on a plains ranch, and spot birds and wildlife in the wide open grasslands.
Villavicencio is famous for llanero cowboy life, with fast harp music called joropo and lively foot-stomping dances. It feels like a real cowboy adventure.
The wide grassy plains around the city are home to many birds, capybaras, and other animals. It is a wonderful place to see wildlife in the open.