Bucaramanga is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia, and holds the fifth-largest economy by GDP in the country along with its lowest unemployment rate among major cities. Known as the City of Parks for the many green squares scattered through its grid layout, Bucaramanga has built a reputation as a growing regional center for technology startups and higher education in northeastern Colombia.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Bucaramanga (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
607428
Infobox, Population as of
2020 estimate
Infobox, Area total km2
152.9
Infobox, Founded
22 December 1622
Infobox, Elevation m
959
Infobox, coordinates
7°8′N 73°0′W
Infobox: elevation_m
959
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, -72.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, -72.75
7.25 -72.75 Cfb
3. GeoNames: Bucaramanga - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3688465Quote, cities500 record 3688465
7.125 -73.11895 P PPLA CO 26 68001 581130 1010 America/Bogota
Wikidata: Bucaramanga
Wikidata Q243766, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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