Neiva (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnejβa]) is the capital and most populated city of the Department of Huila, south central Colombia.

Due to its location near the equator and its low altitude, the city has a hot annual average climate with daytime temperatures ranging from 88 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

According to DAN 2018, the ethnography composition of the city is: Neiva is a distribution center for many consumer goods to the national economy such as rice, coffee, beef, milk, leather by-products and other agricultural products.

Its annual agricultural fair held in May showcases horses, cattle and pork from local municipalities and other surrounding towns.

The city can be reached by road travel, or by all major national airlines, coming to the Benito Salas Airport.

José Eustasio Rivera, born in Rivera, is the most famous writer of a "pléyade" of creators that lived in Neiva (Regulo Suárez, Eustaquio Álvarez, Felio Andrade, Antonio Iriarte, Yezid Morales, Humberto Calderón, Jorge Guebelly, Luis Alberto Campos, Winston Morales, Jader Rivera, David Alberto Campos) This city is known for the Festival Folclórico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco festivities held between the last two weeks of June and early July.

The city is the base for the Atlético Huila club which competes in the second division of the Colombian professional football (soccer) league, the Categoría Primera B.