Santander Department

Department of Santander

Departamento de Santander
Department of Santander Departamento de Santander
Department
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Santandereanos siempre adelante; (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead)
	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
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/km2 (170/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:

Department of Santander Departamento de Santander
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s): Santandereanos siempre adelante (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead)
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; -73.000
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/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-SAN
Provinces	8
Municipalities	87
Website	gobernaciondesantander.gov.co