Norte de Santander

Depairtment o North Santander
Depairtment o North Santander; Departamento de Norte de Santander
	Depairtment
	Banner Coat airms
	Anthem: Himno Oficial del Departamento Norte de Santander
	Norte de Santander shown in red
	Coordinates: 7°54′N 72°30′W / 7.900°N 72.500°W
Kintra	Colombie
Region	Andean Region
Established	25 Julie 1910
Caipital	Cúcuta
Govrenment
• Govrenor	William Villamizar Laguado (Colombie Conservative Pairty)
Area
• Total	21658 km2 (8,362 sq mi)
Area rank	24
Population (2005)
• Total	1,228,028
• Rank	12
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-NSA
Provinces	6
Municipalities	40
Website	www.nortedesantander.gov.co/

North Santander (in Spaingie, Norte de Santander) is a depairtment o Colombie. It is in the north o the kintra, borderin Venezuela. Its caipital is Cúcuta, ane o the major ceeties o Colombie.

North Santander Depairtment is bordered bi Venezuela tae the east an north, bi Santander an Boyacá tae the sooth, an bi Santander an Cesar tae the east.^[2]

The offeecial depairtment name in Spaingie is "Departamento de Norte de Santander" (North Santander Depairtment) in honor o the Colombie militar an poleetical leader Francisco de Paula Santander. North Santander Depairtment is locatit in the northwastren zone o the Colombie Andean Region.

The aurie o present day Norte de Santander played an important role in the history o Colombie, duringthe War o unthirldom frae Spain when Congress gave oreegin tae the Greater Colombie in Villa del Rosario.

References

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[1] ttps://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/norte/norte_santander.pdf

[2] ttps://www.colombia-sa.com/departamentos/nsantander/nsantander-in.html

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