Norte de 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
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.

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.

Freemit airtins

• Gobernacion de Norte de Santander
• Acnur on Norte de Santander