Santander Department

Summary

Santander Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #9 of 32).^[2]

Key Facts

• Santander Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Santander Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Santander Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].
• Santander Department's capital is recorded as Bucaramanga^[6].
• Santander Department's shares border with is recorded as Antioquia^[7].
• Santander Department's shares border with is recorded as Bolívar Department^[8].
• Santander Department's shares border with is recorded as Cesar Department^[9].
• Santander Department's shares border with is recorded as Norte de Santander Department^[10].
• Santander Department's shares border with is recorded as Boyacá Department^[11].
• Santander Department's anthem is recorded as Himno de Santander^[12].
• Santander Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Santander^[13].
• Santander Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Santander department^[14].
• Santander Department's Commons category is recorded as Santander Department^[15].
• January 1, 1857 marks the founding of Santander Department^[16].
• Santander Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.666666666666667, 'lon': -73.45}^[17].
• Santander Department's official website is recorded as http://www.santander.gov.co/^[18].
• Santander Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Santander Department^[19].
• Santander Department has a population of {'amount': '+2280908'}^[20].
• Santander Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Santander Department^[21].
• Santander Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Santander^[22].
• Santander Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Q9679456^[23].
• Santander Department's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Santander Department^[24].
• Santander Department's different from is recorded as Santander^[25].
• Santander Department sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1230'}^[26].
• Santander Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30537'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Santander Department is in the country of Colombia^[4]. It is located in Colombia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Santander Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30537'}^[27]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1230'}^[26]. It has a population of {'amount': '+2280908'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Santander Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1857 marks the founding of Santander Department^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Santander Department include Santander dwarf squirrel^[28], a taxon^[29].

Why It Matters

Santander Department draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #9 of 32).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Santander dwarf squirrel^[28], a taxon^[29].