Durania

Durania is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of Norte de Santander. It is southwest of the departmental capital Cúcuta.

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Settlement.name: Durania
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Panorámica del municipio de Durania.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Durania (Norte de Santander).svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Durania.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Norte de Santander - Durania.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Durania in Norte de Santander, Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Norte de Santander
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Marlyn Yohana Marquez Rivera
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1 May 1911
Settlement.founder: Segundo Antonio Gonzáles & Virginia Acosta de Gonzáles

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 971
Official website: www.durania-nortedesantander.gov.co
Image: Panorámica del municipio de Durania.jpg

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Commons category: Durania, Norte de Santander

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Durania is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of Norte de Santander. It is southwest of the departmental capital Cúcuta.

== Geography == Durania is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes ranging from . The urban area centers around . The municipality is part of the Zulia River watershed. The municipality borders Santiago and San Cayetano in the north, Arboledas and Bochalema in the south, Arboledas, Santiago and Salazar de las Palmas in the west and Bochalema in the east.