Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga
City
From top, left to right: Panoramic, Santander Park, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Family, Courthouse and Night view of the Provincial Viaduct
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Seal
Nicknames: 
La ciudad bonita (The Pretty City)
La ciudad de los parques (City of Parks)
Motto: 
Montani semper liberi
Location of the city and municipality of Bucaramanga in the Santander Department
Bucaramanga
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°W / 7.133; -73.000
Country Colombia
RegionAndean Region
DepartmentSantander
Foundation22 December 1622
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Cárdenas Rey (Movimiento 'Ciudadanos Libres')
Area
 • City165 km2 (64 sq mi)
Elevation
959 m (3,146 ft)
Population
 (2018[2])
 • City581,130
 • Density6,207.44/km2 (16,077.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
570,752
 • Metro
1,141,671[1]
DemonymBumangués
Time zoneUTC-05 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
680001-680011
Area code57 + 7
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Bucaramanga is the capital of Santander Department, Colombia. It has a population of 530,900 people.

References

  1. ↑ "Estimaciones de Población 1985 - 2005 y Proyecciones de Población 2005 - 2020 Total Municipal por Área (estimate)". DANE. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "DANE : Información capital" (PDF). Dane.gov.co. Retrieved 29 January 2022.


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