Santander Department

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

The Magdalena River forms the eastern border.

 Administrative divisions 

 Provinces 
The department is subdivided into provinces:

 Metropolitan Province
 North Soto Province
 Comunera Province
 Guanentá Province
 Vélez Province
 García Rovira Province
 Mares Province
 Carare-Opón Province

 Municipalities 

 Aguada
 Albania
 Aratoca
 Barbosa
 Barichara
 Barrancabermeja
 Betulia
 Bolívar
 Bucaramanga
 Cabrera
 California
 Capitanejo
 Carcasí
 Cepitá
 Cerrito
 Charalá
 Charta
 Chima
 Chipatá
 Cimitarra
 Concepción
 Confines
 Contratación
 Coromoro
 Curití
 El Carmen
 El Guacamayo
 El Peñón
 El Playón
 Encino
 Enciso
 Florián
 Floridablanca
 Galán
 Gámbita
 Girón
 Guaca
 Guadalupe
 Guapotá
 Guavatá
 Güepsa
 Hato
 Jesús María
 Jordán
 La Belleza
 Landázuri
 La Paz
 Lebrija
 Los Santos
 Macaravita
 Málaga
 Matanza
 Mogotes
 Molagavita
 Ocamonte
 Oiba
 Onzaga
 Palmar
 Palmas Socorro
 Páramo
 Piedecuesta
 Pinchote
 Puente Nacional
 Puerto Parra
 Puerto Wilches
 Rionegro
 Sabana de Torres
 San Andrés
 San Benito
 San Gil
 San Joaquín
 San José de Miranda
 San Miguel
 Santa Bárbara
 Santa Helena del Opón
 San Vicente de Chucurí
 Simacota
 Socorro
 Suaita
 Sucre
 Suratá
 Tona
 Valle de San José
 Vélez
 Vetas
 Villanueva
 Zapatoca

 References 


Category:19th-century establishments in Colombia
Category:1850s establishments in South America
Category:1857 establishments