To the south, the main rivers are the Suerre, Jiménez and Parismina, which feed the artificial channel of Tortuguero.

The water covers much of the district, in the form of rivers, pipes, canals, lagoons or marshes.

For the 2011 census, Colorado had a population of 3,985 inhabitants, it has one of the lowest demographic densities at the national level.

[6] The district is made up of the following population centers: The communication with the zone is essentially fluvial or aerial, due to the little development of the terrestrial routes.

The district is covered by the following road routes: A 78 km long river canal connects the southern boundary of Barra del Colorado with the Port of Moin along the Caribbean Sea coast.