Oiba
Sign in to saveOiba () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode Oiba borders Guapotá and Confines in the north; Charalá in the east; Guadalupe and Guapotá in the west; and Suaita in the south. The department capital Bucaramanga is to the north and the national capital Bogotá to the south.
Key facts
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- 250px
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- Oiba
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- Municipality and town
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- Colombia - Santander - Oiba.svg
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- Location of the municipality and town of Oiba in the Santander Department of Colombia
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- 250
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Colombia
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- Department
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- Santander Department
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- Province
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- Comunera Province
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- Mayor
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- Carlos Miguel Durán Rángel(2016-2019)
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- Founded
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- 28 February 1540
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 12063
- Area
- 287
- Elevation
- 1420
- Official website
- www.oiba-santander.gov.co/index.php/es
- Image
- Iglesia de Oiba.JPG
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Oiba () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode Oiba borders Guapotá and Confines in the north; Charalá in the east; Guadalupe and Guapotá in the west; and Suaita in the south. The department capital Bucaramanga is to the north and the national capital Bogotá to the south.
== History == In the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Oiba was inhabited by the Guane. The modern town was conquered and founded on February 28, 1540, by Martín Galeano.
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