Cúcuta
Sign in to saveCúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, beneath the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, on the border with Venezuela.
AI overview
Cúcuta is a Colombian city located in the mountainous northeastern part of the country, right on the border with Venezuela, and serves as the capital of its department. The city is significant as the main hub of its metropolitan region and sits in a valley beneath the Andes Mountains.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Settlement.type
- Municipality
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.name
- Cúcuta
- Settlement.official_name
- San José de Cúcuta
- Settlement.nicknames
- The Pearl of the North, Gate of the Border, Green City, City of Trees, The Basketball Capital of Colombia
- Settlement.motto
- Very Noble, Valiant and Loyal Village
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Cúcuta.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo de San José de Cúcuta.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Colombia - Norte de Santander - Cúcuta.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Cúcuta in Department of Norte de Santander. Urbanized area in dark gray, municipality in red.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Colombia
Article
42 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- 16th century: First European incursions
- 17th century: Foundation
- 19th century: Major events
- Battle of Cúcuta
- Congress of Cúcuta
- Earthquake of Cúcuta
- Industrial Revolution
- Geography, climate and lay-out
- Geography
- Climate
- Layout
- Odonymy
- Symbols
- Flag
- Coat of arms
- Anthem
- Demographics
- Population
- People
- Government
- Economy
- US–Colombia Free Trade Agreement, implications for Cúcuta
- Telecommunications
- Transport
- Bridges
- Health
- Education
- Schools
- Universities
- Sports
- Recent development
- Landscape
- Monuments
- Parks
- Greenery
- Heritage sites
- International Relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, beneath the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, on the border with Venezuela.
Cúcuta comprises an area of approximately 1119 km2, with an urban area of 64 km2 (divided into 10 communes) and a rural area of 1055 km2 (divided into 10 townships). The city has a population of 777,106 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in the department and the sixth most populous municipality in the country. Similarly, its metropolitan area (made up of the municipalities of Villa del Rosario, Los Patios, El Zulia, San Cayetano and Puerto Santander) has an approximate population of 1,046,347.