Santander Department
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Santander (Spanish pronunciation: [santanˈdeɾ]) is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the Magdalena River to the east, Boyacá to the south and southeast, the Norte de Santander Department to the northeast, the Cesar Department to the north, the Bolivar and Antioquia Departments to the west. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga.
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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) | |
Anthem: Himno de Santander | |
Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Andean Region |
Established | May 13, 1857 |
Capital | Bucaramanga |
Largest city | Bucaramanga |
Government | |
• Governor | Didier Alberto Tavera Amado (2016-2019) (Liberal Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 30,537 km2 (11,790 sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,184,837 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | COP 92,277 billion (US$ 21.7 billion) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-SAN |
Provinces | 8 |
Municipalities | 87 |
HDI (2019) | 0.778[3] high · 6th of 33 |
Website | gobernaciondesantander.gov.co |
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