RUNT 2.0: Active and Certified Transportation Sector Actors in Colombia by Municipality

Colombian data from the Ministry of Transport's RUNT system lists active and certified actors in the transit and transport sector. The dataset includes entities like driving schools, traffic ticket centers, driver recognition centers, and importers, categorized by department and municipality. It is published by datos.gov.co and was last updated on March 16, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of certified automotive centers (CEA, CDA) using NOMBRE_DEPARTAMENTO and NOMBRE_MUNICIPIO (from 11 available columns).
• Track the count of active actors by type (TIPO_ACTOR) and certification status (CERTIFICO) over time using AÑO and MES_NOMBRE.
• Identify and link business entities across the registry using NIT_EMPRESA, ID_EMPRESA, and NOMBRE_EMPRESA for entity resolution tasks.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 11 distinct columns for granular filtering and analysis.
• Includes a temporal dimension with year (AÑO) and month name (MES_NOMBRE) columns.
• Provides identifiers at multiple levels: company (NIT_EMPRESA, ID_EMPRESA), municipality, and department.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-03-16).

Provenance

Source

Ministerio de Transporte (Ministry of Transport) via the RUNT system, published on datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Likely an administrative extract from the national registry of transit and transport actors.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-16 14:40:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, broken down by department (NOMBRE_DEPARTAMENTO) and municipality (NOMBRE_MUNICIPIO).