Santander Department facts for kids
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Department of Santander
Departamento de Santander
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| Motto(s):
Santandereanos siempre adelante
(Spanish: People of Santander always ahead) |
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| Anthem: Himno de Santander | |||
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Santander shown in red
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Topography of the department
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Andean Region | ||
| Established | May 13, 1857 | ||
| Capital | Bucaramanga | ||
| Largest city | Bucaramanga | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 30,537 km2 (11,790 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 2,061,095 | ||
| • Density | 67.4950/km2 (174.8113/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-SAN | ||
| Provinces | 8 | ||
| Municipalities | 87 | ||
| Website | gobernaciondesantander.gov.co | ||
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Santander is a department of Colombia. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga.
The Magdalena River forms the eastern border.
Administrative divisions
Provinces
The department is subdivided into provinces:
- Metropolitan Province
- North Soto Province
- Comunera Province
- Guanentá Province
- Vélez Province
- García Rovira Province
- Mares Province
- Carare-Opón Province
Municipalities
- Aguada
- Albania
- Aratoca
- Barbosa
- Barichara
- Barrancabermeja
- Betulia
- Bolívar
- Bucaramanga
- Cabrera
- California
- Capitanejo
- Carcasí
- Cepitá
- Cerrito
- Charalá
- Charta
- Chima
- Chipatá
- Cimitarra
- Concepción
- Confines
- Contratación
- Coromoro
- Curití
- El Carmen
- El Guacamayo
- El Peñón
- El Playón
- Encino
- Enciso
- Florián
- Floridablanca
- Galán
- Gámbita
- Girón
- Guaca
- Guadalupe
- Guapotá
- Guavatá
- Güepsa
- Hato
- Jesús María
- Jordán
- La Belleza
- Landázuri
- La Paz
- Lebrija
- Los Santos
- Macaravita
- Málaga
- Matanza
- Mogotes
- Molagavita
- Ocamonte
- Oiba
- Onzaga
- Palmar
- Palmas Socorro
- Páramo
- Piedecuesta
- Pinchote
- Puente Nacional
- Puerto Parra
- Puerto Wilches
- Rionegro
- Sabana de Torres
- San Andrés
- San Benito
- San Gil
- San Joaquín
- San José de Miranda
- San Miguel
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Helena del Opón
- San Vicente de Chucurí
- Simacota
- Socorro
- Suaita
- Sucre
- Suratá
- Tona
- Valle de San José
- Vélez
- Vetas
- Villanueva
- Zapatoca
Images for kids
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Antonia Santos
See also
In Spanish: Santander (Colombia) para niños
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