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San Cristóbal
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city in Venezuela
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San Cristóbal is a city in Venezuela that serves as the capital of the Táchira state. Located within the Municipio San Cristóbal, the city was established in 1561 and has an elevation of 860 meters above sea level. It covers an area of 247 square kilometers and has a population of 285,872. The local demonym for residents is sancristobalense, and the city’s patron saint is Saint Sebastian.
The city operates under the America/Caracas timezone and uses the postal code 5001. Its local dialing code is 0276. San Cristóbal is twinned with La Ceiba. The official name of the city is San Cristóbal.
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Place details
- Locality
- Parroquia San Sebastián
- Region
- Táchira
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 289,852
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- State
- Táchira
- Municipality
- San Cristóbal Municipality
- Founded
- 31 March 1561
- Mayor
- Silfredo Zambrano (2021-present)
- Total
- 247 km (95 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 860 m (2,820 ft)
- Density
- 1,150/km (2,970/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Sancristobalense
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00 ( VET )
- Climate
- Aw
- Website
- http://sancristobal-tachira.gob.ve
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- San Cristóbal
- Demonym
- sancristobalense
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Municipio San Cristóbal
- Population
- 285872
- Area
- 247
- Elevation
- 860
- Capital of
- Táchira
- Official website
- sancristobal-tachira.gob.ve
- Image
- Stairway in San Cristóbal.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0276
- Patron saint
- Saint Sebastian
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- topic's main category
- Category:San Cristóbal, Táchira
- Commons category
- San Cristóbal (Venezuela)
- category for people born here
- Q17278739
- category of associated people
- Category:People from San Cristóbal, Táchira
- inception
- 1561-00-00
- native label
- San Cristóbal
- postal code
- 5001
- different from
- San Cristóbal
- twinned administrative body
- La Ceiba
- P12749
- Druzhnaya Gorka
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Encyclopedic overview
San Cristóbal ( Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ kɾisˈtoβal]) is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 metres (2,684 ft) above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from the Colombian border. San Cristóbal was founded on 31 March 1561, by Juan de Maldonado. From its inception, the city evolved rapidly as one of the most progressive and important centers of commerce in the country and the region, due primarily to its rich soil and its proximity to the border with Colombia.
San Cristóbal panorama
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “San Cristóbal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.