Santander Department

Department of Santander Departamento de Santander
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Santandereanos siempre adelante (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead)
Anthem: Himno de Santander
Santander shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°W / 7.133; -73.000
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Established	May 13, 1857
Capital	Bucaramanga
Largest city	Bucaramanga
Government
• Governor	Didier Alberto Tavera Amado (2016-2019) (Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	30,537 km2 (11,790 sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,184,837
• Rank	6th
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	COP 92,277 billion (US$ 21.7 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-SAN
Provinces	8
Municipalities	87
HDI	0.768[3] high · 8th of 33
Website	gobernaciondesantander.gov.co

Santander (Spanish pronunciation: [santanˈdeɾ]) is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the Magdalena River to the east, Boyacá to the south and southeast, the Norte de Santander Department to the northeast, the Cesar Department to the north, the Bolivar and Antioquia Departments to the west. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga.