Santander Department

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Santander Department is a mountainous region in northeastern Colombia known for its colonial towns, adventure tourism, and significant role in the country’s coffee and agricultural production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Colombia
bordersDepartment Antioquia Department
Bolívar Department
Boyacá Department
Cesar Department
Norte de Santander Department
capital Bucaramanga
country Colombia
economicActivity cattle ranching
coffee cultivation
petroleum industry
sugarcane cultivation
hasHeritageSite historic center of Barichara
historic center of Girón
hasMajorLandform Chicamocha Canyon
Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
surface form: Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
hasMajorRiver Chicamocha River
Fonce River
Magdalena River
Suárez River
hasMunicipality Barichara
Barrancabermeja
Floridablanca
Girón
Piedecuesta
San Gil
Socorro
Vélez
Zapatoca
historicalEvent Comunero Revolt in New Granada
surface form: Comuneros Revolt region
historicalRole important center in Colombian independence movements
knownFor adventure tourism
agricultural production
coffee production
colonial towns
mountainous terrain
language Spanish
largestCity Bucaramanga
locatedInPartOfCountry northeastern Colombia
locatedInRegion Andean Region of Colombia
namedAfter Francisco de Paula Santander
officialName Santander Department self-linksurface differs
surface form: Departamento de Santander
popularActivities caving
paragliding
rafting
trekking
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
tourismType adventure tourism
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Cundinamarca region borders Santander Department
subject surface form: Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca Department (de facto, though separate district) borders Santander Department
subject surface form: Cundinamarca Department
Boyacá Department borderedBy Santander Department
Eastern Cordillera of the Andes passesThrough Santander Department
Andean Region of Colombia includesDepartment Santander Department
Santander Department officialName Santander Department self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Departamento de Santander
Antioquia Department hasBorderWith Santander Department
Departamento de Cundinamarca borders Santander Department
this entity surface form: Departamento de Santander
Northwestern Colombia includesDepartment Santander Department
Bolívar Department borders Santander Department
Francisco de Paula Santander commemoratedBy Santander Department
this entity surface form: Santander Department, Colombia
Puerto Boyacá isBorderedBy Santander Department
Barichara locatedIn Santander Department
Floridablanca locatedIn Santander Department
Chicamocha Canyon isMajorTouristDestinationOf Santander Department
Vélez locatedIn Santander Department
Vélez locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Santander Department
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes contains Santander Department
Bucaramanga locatedIn Santander Department
Bucaramanga isCapitalOf Santander Department
Departamento de Boyacá borders Santander Department
this entity surface form: Departamento de Santander
San Gil locatedIn Santander Department
Girón locatedIn Santander Department
Zapatoca department Santander Department
Cesar Department borders Santander Department
Cauca River flowsThrough Santander Department
Chicamocha River flowsThrough Santander Department
Socorro partOf Santander Department
Fonce River locatedIn Santander Department
Camilo Torres Restrepo placeOfDeath Santander Department
this entity surface form: Departamento de Santander
Suárez River locatedIn Santander Department
Suárez River flowsThrough Santander Department