Santander Department

Departamento de Santander
Departamento de Santander
Department
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: Himno de Santander
	Santander shown in red
	Topography of the department
	Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°WCoordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°W
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Established	May 13, 1857
Capital	Bucaramanga
Largest city	Bucaramanga
Area
• Total	30,537 km2 (11,790 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	2,061,095
• Density	67.4950/km2 (174.8113/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-SAN
Provinces	8
Municipalities	87
Website	gobernaciondesantander.gov.co

Santander is a department of Colombia. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga.

The Magdalena River forms the eastern border.

Administrative divisions

The department is subdivided into provinces:

Dibujo (acuarela/papel) de Roberto Páramo Tirado, Ca. 1910. Hace parte de la donación de Eduardo Santos al Museo nacional de Colombia.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Santander, Colombia

Departamento de Santander
Department
Flag Coat of arms

Anthem: Himno de Santander
Santander shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°W / 7.133; -73.000Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°W / 7.133; -73.000
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Established	May 13, 1857
Capital	Bucaramanga
Largest city	Bucaramanga
Area
• Total	30,537 km² (11,790 sq mi)
Population (2015)^[1]
• Total	2,061,095
• Density	67.4950/km² (174.8113/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-SAN
Provinces	8
Municipalities	87
Website	gobernaciondesantander.gov.co