Departamento de Norte de Santander

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North of Santander
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Capital Cúcuta
governor William Villamizar Laguado (2016-2019)
surface 21,658 km²
Population  (Total)
 - 2005 Census
 -  Population Density 		 
1,243,975 
57 inhabitants / km²
urbanization 70%
Literacy rate 83.5%
Number of parishes 40
Popular name nortesantandereano
Important cities Ocaña, Pamplona, ​​Villa del Rosario
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Location of Norte de Santander in Colombia

The Departamento de Norte de Santander is a department in northeast Colombia , the capital of which is Cúcuta . It borders Venezuela to the north and east , the Departamento de Boyacá to the south, and the Departamento de Santander and the Departamento del Cesar to the west .

Livestock and agriculture are the main economic drivers of the province. There are coffee , tobacco , yucca , bananas and cocoa grown. The province has extensive oil and coal deposits. She continues to live from the border traffic with Venezuela.

The Tamá National Park and the Los Estoraques area are of great tourist importance.

Administrative division

The 40 municipalities of Norte de Santander are in the list of Municipios in the Departamento de Norte de Santander .

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