Santander Department

Department of Santander

Departamento de Santander
Department of Santander Departamento de Santander
Department
	Flag of Department of Santander Flag Coat of arms of Department of Santander Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Santandereanos siempre adelante; (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead)
	Anthem: Himno de Santander
	Santander shown in red Santander shown in red
	Topography of the department Topography of the department
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Country	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Established	May 13, 1857
Capital	Bucaramanga
Largest city	Bucaramanga
Area
• Total	30,537 km2 (11,790 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	2,061,095
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-SAN
Provinces	8
Municipalities	87
Website	gobernaciondesantander.gov.co

Santander is a department of Colombia. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga.

The Magdalena River forms the eastern border.

Administrative divisions[change]

The department is subdivided into provinces: