Santander, Colombie

Santander is a depairtment o Colombie. Santander inheritit the name o ane o the nine oreeginal states o the Unitit States o Colombie. It is locatit in the central northren pairt o the kintra, east o the Magdalena River, bordered tae the sooth an sootheast bi Boyacá, tae the northeast bi Norte de Santander, tae the north bi Cesar, an tae the wast bi Bolivar an Antioquia. Its caipital is the ceety o Bucaramanga.

Depairtment o Santander

Departamento de Santander
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Coat of airms o Depairtment o Santander
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Motto(s): 
Santandereanos siempre adelante
(Spaingie: Fowk o Santander aye aheid)
Anthem: Himno de Santander
Santander shown in red
Santander shown in red
Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°W / 7.133; -73.000
Kintras Colombie
RegionAndean Region
Established13 Mey 1857
CaipitalBucaramanga
Lairgest ceetyBucaramanga
Govrenment
 • GovrenorHoracio Serpa Uribe (Colombie Leeberal Pairty)
Area
 • Total30537 km2 (11,790 sq mi)
Area rank12
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total2.057.789
 • Rank6
 • Density0/km2 (0.00017/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-SAN
Provinces8
Municipalities87
Websitegobernaciondesantander.gov.co

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  Travel guide tae Santander, Colombie frae Wikivoyage