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Also known as Cucuta

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.

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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.

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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
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name: Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Norte de Santander
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jorge Acevedo Peñaloza(2024–2027)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Colombia
Located in: Norte de Santander Department
Population: 806378
Area: 1176
Elevation: 320
Body of water: Táchira River
Capital of: Norte de Santander Department
Official website: cucuta.gov.co
Image: Cúcuta desde Torcoroma, Cúcuta.jpeg

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Commons gallery: Cúcuta
different from: Cucuta
twinned administrative body: Comayagua
Commons category: Cúcuta
topic's main category: Category:Cúcuta
category for people born here: Q17337659
category of associated people: Category:People from Cúcuta
inception: 1733-06-17
described by source: New International Encyclopedia

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