Department of Santander
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Capital | Bucaramanga |
governor | Didier Alberto Tavera Amado (2016–2019) |
surface | 30,537 km² |
Population (Total) - 2005 Census - Population Density |
1,957,789 64 inhabitants / km² |
urbanization | 67% |
Literacy rate | 87% |
Number of parishes | 87 |
Popular name | santandereano |
Important cities | Barrancabermeja , Floridablanca , Girón , Piedecuesta , San Gil |
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Location of Santander in Colombia |
The Departamento de Santander is a department in northeast Colombia . It is surrounded by the Departamentos de Cesar in the north, Norte de Santander in the northeast, Boyacá in the south, Antioquia in the west and Bolívar in the northwest.
The agriculture is one of the mainstays of the region. There are tobacco , cocoa , pineapple , yuca , rice , coffee grown and fruits. In the north of the department, cattle breeding predominates. The most important oil refinery in Colombia is located in Barrancabermeja. Other industries include the beverage and food industries, tool manufacturing, cigarette factories, and cement manufacturing.
Sights include the Cañón del Chicamocha , San Gil ( Capital turística de Colombia ), the Yariguíes National Park and the Barichara National Monument , a historic colonial-style village.
geography
Santander lies between the Central and Eastern Cordillera. The western border of the state forms the Río Magdalena with the port of Barrancabermeja . In the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy the highest elevations are over 5000 m. With the Cañón del Chicamocha , Santander has one of the deepest canyons in Latin America.
population
The densest settlement is in the catchment area of the capital Bucaramanga ; the metropolitan area has over a million inhabitants; thus around 50% of the population of Santander live in the capital area.
Administrative division
Santander is divided into 87 parishes, which in turn are united in eight provinces. There is also a metropolitan region , the Bucaramanga metropolitan region .
Provinces:
- Carare (capital Cimitarra )
- Comunera (capital Socorro )
- García Rovira (capital Málaga )
- Guanentá (capital San Gil )
- Mares (capital Barrancabermeja )
- Soto (capital Bucaramanga )
- Soto Norte (capital Matanza )
- Vélez (capital Vélez )
The 87 municipalities of Santander are in the list of Municipios in the Departamento de Santander .