Complete list of the 87 municipalities of Santander in alphabetical order, by population, climate and founding date. All the information of each municipality.
The department of Santander belongs to the Andean region of Colombia, being one of the roughest, most heroic and spectacular territories in the country. Its steep mountains, deep canyons and mighty rivers such as the Chicamocha and Sogamoso sculpted a landscape that forged the brave and independent character of the Santanderean people, known for having originated the Comunero movement of 1781, one of the first antecedents of Latin American independence. Bucaramanga, its capital, is today one of the most modern cities with the best quality of life in Colombia, while municipalities such as Barichara, San Gil and Girón are colonial gems of national and international recognition. The 87 municipalities of Santander distributed across its seven provinces offer everything from the freezing climates of the páramo to the heat of the Chicamocha canyon and the jungles of the Magdalena Medio. Below you will find the complete list in alphabetical order, by population, climate and founding date.
LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES OF SANTANDER IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Below is the list of the 87 municipalities of Santander in alphabetical order:
- Aguada
- Albania
- Aratoca
- Barbosa
- Barichara
- Barrancabermeja
- Betulia
- Bolívar
- Bucaramanga
- Cabrera
- California
- Capitanejo
- Carcasí
- Cepitá
- Cerrito
- Charalá
- Chima
- Chipatá
- Cimitarra
- Concepción
- Confines
- Contratación
- Coromoro
- Curití
- El Carmen de Chucurí
- El Guacamayo
- El Peñón
- El Playón
- Encino
- Enciso
- Florián
- Floridablanca
- Galán
- Gámbita
- Girón
- Guaca
- Guadalupe
- Guapotá
- Guavatá
- Güepsa
- Hato
- Jesús María
- Jordán
- La Belleza
- La Paz
- Landázuri
- Lebríja
- Los Santos
- Macaravita
- Málaga
- Matanza
- Mogotes
- Molagavita
- Ocamonte
- Oiba
- Onzaga
- Palmar
- Palmas del Socorro
- Páramo
- Piedecuesta
- Pinchote
- Puente Nacional
- Puerto Parra
- Puerto Wilches
- Rionegro
- Sabana de Torres
- San Andrés
- San Benito
- San Gil
- San Joaquín
- San José de Miranda
- San Miguel
- San Vicente de Chucurí
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Helena del Opón
- Simacota
- Socorro
- Suaita
- Sucre
- Suratá
- Tona
- Valle de San José
- Vélez
- Vetas
- Villanueva
- Zapatoca
Below are the 87 municipalities of Santander listed including the province to which they belong:
| Municipality Name | Province |
| Chima | Comunera |
| Chipatá | Comunera |
| El Guacamayo | Comunera |
| Guavatá | Comunera |
| Güepsa | Comunera |
| Jesús María | Comunera |
| La Paz | Comunera |
| Oiba | Comunera |
| Palmar | Comunera |
| Palmas del Socorro | Comunera |
| Páramo | Comunera |
| Socorro | Comunera |
| Suaita | Comunera |
| Municipality Name | Province |
| Capitanejo | García Rovira |
| Carcasí | García Rovira |
| Cerrito | García Rovira |
| Concepción | García Rovira |
| Enciso | García Rovira |
| Guaca | García Rovira |
| Macaravita | García Rovira |
| Málaga | García Rovira |
| Molagavita | García Rovira |
| San Andrés | García Rovira |
| San José de Miranda | García Rovira |
| San Miguel | García Rovira |
| Municipality Name | Province |
| Aratoca | Guanentá |
| Barichara | Guanentá |
| Cabrera | Guanentá |
| Cepitá | Guanentá |
| Charalá | Guanentá |
| Coromoro | Guanentá |
| Curití | Guanentá |
| Encino | Guanentá |
| Jordán | Guanentá |
| Mogotes | Guanentá |
| Ocamonte | Guanentá |
| Onzaga | Guanentá |
| Pinchote | Guanentá |
| San Gil | Guanentá |
| San Joaquín | Guanentá |
| Valle de San José | Guanentá |
| Villanueva | Guanentá |
| Zapatoca | Guanentá |
| Municipality Name | Province |
| Barrancabermeja | Mares |
| Betulia | Mares |
| El Carmen de Chucurí | Mares |
| Puerto Wilches | Mares |
| Sabana de Torres | Mares |
| San Vicente de Chucurí | Mares |
| Santa Helena del Opón | Mares |
| Simacota | Mares |
| Municipality Name | Province |
| Bucaramanga | Metropolitana |
| California | Metropolitana |
| Charta | Metropolitana |
| El Playón | Metropolitana |
| Floridablanca | Metropolitana |
| Girón | Metropolitana |
| Lebrija | Metropolitana |
| Los Santos | Metropolitana |
| Matanza | Metropolitana |
| Piedecuesta | Metropolitana |
| Rionegro | Metropolitana |
| Suratá | Metropolitana |
| Tona | Metropolitana |
| Vetas | Metropolitana |
| Municipality Name | Province |
| Albania | Soto |
| Barbosa | Soto |
| Galán | Soto |
| Hato | Soto |
| La Belleza | Vélez |
| Landázuri | Vélez |
| Puerto Parra | Vélez |
| Municipality Name | Province |
| Aguada | Vélez |
| Albania | Vélez |
| Bolívar | Vélez |
| Confines | Vélez |
| Contratación | Vélez |
| Cimitarra | Vélez |
| El Peñón | Vélez |
| Florián | Vélez |
| Gámbita | Vélez |
| Guadalupe | Vélez |
| Guapotá | Vélez |
| Hato | Vélez |
| Puente Nacional | Vélez |
| San Benito | Vélez |
| Sucre | Vélez |
| Vélez | Vélez |
MUNICIPALITIES OF SANTANDER BY POPULATION
Below are the 87 municipalities of Santander listed ordered from highest to lowest population:
| Name | Inhabitants |
| Bucaramanga | 583200 |
| Floridablanca | 277891 |
| Barrancabermeja | 244528 |
| Girón | 210842 |
| Piedecuesta | 170028 |
| San Gil | 47062 |
| Socorro | 31248 |
| Vélez | 20388 |
| Lebrija | 52028 |
| Rionegro | 48022 |
| Málaga | 22408 |
| Sabana de Torres | 23808 |
| San Vicente de Chucurí | 39428 |
| Puerto Wilches | 33528 |
| Barbosa | 32268 |
| Cimitarra | 35028 |
| El Carmen de Chucurí | 27428 |
| Charalá | 16428 |
| Puente Nacional | 18208 |
| Barichara | 9028 |
| Zapatoca | 11828 |
| Landázuri | 19808 |
| Curití | 12808 |
| Bolívar | 19608 |
| Los Santos | 10408 |
| California | 3228 |
| Betulia | 14808 |
| Mogotes | 16808 |
| Villanueva | 16028 |
| Guadalupe | 8608 |
| Florián | 11208 |
| El Playón | 17608 |
| Simacota | 12008 |
| Oiba | 12408 |
| Contratación | 7208 |
| Concepción | 9408 |
| Matanza | 7808 |
| Suaita | 10408 |
| El Peñón | 9008 |
| Aratoca | 8408 |
| Capitanejo | 8808 |
| San Andrés | 9208 |
| Confines | 4808 |
| Pinchote | 6408 |
| Santa Helena del Opón | 9208 |
| Guapotá | 3408 |
| Rionegro | 48022 |
| Chima | 5008 |
| Hato | 5208 |
| Páramo | 6808 |
| Guaca | 9208 |
| Tona | 6808 |
| Chipatá | 8408 |
| Palmar | 4808 |
| Galán | 4608 |
| Sucre | 6608 |
| San Benito | 8608 |
| Gámbita | 5008 |
| Jesús María | 7208 |
| Güepsa | 6808 |
| Enciso | 5608 |
| Albania | 4808 |
| Cerrito | 6208 |
| Onzaga | 7208 |
| Ocamonte | 6208 |
| Coromoro | 7208 |
| Valle de San José | 7608 |
| Guavatá | 7408 |
| Suratá | 4608 |
| San Miguel | 6808 |
| La Paz | 5808 |
| Palmas del Socorro | 3808 |
| Puerto Parra | 12408 |
| Macaravita | 4408 |
| San Joaquín | 4208 |
| Vetas | 2408 |
| Encino | 4208 |
| Cepitá | 4408 |
| Jordán | 2208 |
| Aguada | 5208 |
| Carcasí | 7408 |
| Molagavita | 5608 |
| Cabrera | 5608 |
| La Belleza | 9008 |
| San José de Miranda | 6808 |
MUNICIPALITIES OF SANTANDER BY CLIMATE
Below is the complete list of the 87 municipalities of Santander ordered from warm to cold climate:
| Municipality Name | Average Temperature |
| Barrancabermeja | 28º c |
| Puerto Wilches | 28º c |
| Sabana de Torres | 28º c |
| Santa Helena del Opón | 27º c |
| Cimitarra | 27º c |
| Puerto Parra | 27º c |
| Landázuri | 26º c |
| El Peñón | 26º c |
| La Belleza | 25º c |
| Florián | 24º c |
| Guadalupe | 24º c |
| Galán | 24º c |
| Betulia | 24º c |
| El Carmen de Chucurí | 24º c |
| San Vicente de Chucurí | 24º c |
| Simacota | 23º c |
| Confines | 23º c |
| Contratación | 23º c |
| Sucre | 23º c |
| Vélez | 22º c |
| Bolívar | 22º c |
| Puente Nacional | 22º c |
| Guapotá | 22º c |
| Guavatá | 22º c |
| San Benito | 22º c |
| Chipatá | 21º c |
| Chima | 21º c |
| Albania | 21º c |
| Gámbita | 20º c |
| Oiba | 20º c |
| Suaita | 20º c |
| Jesús María | 20º c |
| Güepsa | 20º c |
| La Paz | 20º c |
| Palmar | 20º c |
| Palmas del Socorro | 20º c |
| Páramo | 20º c |
| Socorro | 21º c |
| Barbosa | 22º c |
| Lebrija | 24º c |
| Girón | 24º c |
| Bucaramanga | 23º c |
| Floridablanca | 20º c |
| Piedecuesta | 20º c |
| El Playón | 22º c |
| Rionegro | 22º c |
| Los Santos | 19º c |
| Zapatoca | 19º c |
| San Gil | 22º c |
| Curití | 19º c |
| Aratoca | 19º c |
| Villanueva | 21º c |
| Pinchote | 20º c |
| Valle de San José | 20º c |
| Barichara | 19º c |
| Charalá | 17º c |
| Mogotes | 18º c |
| Coromoro | 17º c |
| Encino | 15º c |
| Ocamonte | 19º c |
| Onzaga | 18º c |
| Cepitá | 18º c |
| Jordán | 20º c |
| San Joaquín | 17º c |
| Cabrera | 18º c |
| Capitanejo | 18º c |
| Carcasí | 17º c |
| Cerrito | 16º c |
| Concepción | 17º c |
| Enciso | 17º c |
| Guaca | 17º c |
| Macaravita | 16º c |
| Málaga | 16º c |
| Molagavita | 17º c |
| San Andrés | 16º c |
| San José de Miranda | 17º c |
| San Miguel | 17º c |
| Hato | 19º c |
| Matanza | 16º c |
| Tona | 15º c |
| Suratá | 14º c |
| Vetas | 9º c |
| California | 12º c |
DATE OF FOUNDATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF SANTANDER
The oldest municipality in Santander is Vélez, founded in 1539 by the conquistador Martín Galeano, being the first permanent city founded in the Santanderean territory. The city was the epicenter of the Comunero movement in 1781 and preserves part of its original colonial layout. Complete list with their respective foundation dates:
| Municipality Name | Date of Foundation |
| Aguada | 1778 |
| Albania | 1886 |
| Aratoca | 1778 |
| Barbosa | 1630 |
| Barichara | June 22, 1741 |
| Barrancabermeja | August 11, 1536 |
| Betulia | 1858 |
| Bolívar | 1815 |
| Bucaramanga | December 22, 1622 |
| Cabrera | 1858 |
| California | 1810 |
| Capitanejo | 1778 |
| Carcasí | 1778 |
| Cepitá | 1778 |
| Cerrito | 1778 |
| Charalá | August 22, 1792 |
| Chima | 1778 |
| Chipatá | 1778 |
| Cimitarra | 1959 |
| Concepción | 1778 |
| Confines | 1778 |
| Contratación | 1816 |
| Coromoro | 1778 |
| Curití | 1778 |
| El Carmen de Chucurí | 1912 |
| El Guacamayo | 1887 |
| El Peñón | 1850 |
| El Playón | 1778 |
| Encino | 1778 |
| Enciso | 1778 |
| Florián | 1778 |
| Floridablanca | October 17, 1817 |
| Galán | 1778 |
| Gámbita | 1778 |
| Girón | June 24, 1631 |
| Guaca | 1778 |
| Guadalupe | 1778 |
| Guapotá | 1778 |
| Guavatá | 1778 |
| Güepsa | 1778 |
| Hato | 1778 |
| Jesús María | 1778 |
| Jordán | 1778 |
| La Belleza | 1850 |
| La Paz | 1778 |
| Landázuri | 1928 |
| Lebrija | 1630 |
| Los Santos | 1778 |
| Macaravita | 1778 |
| Málaga | September 22, 1631 |
| Matanza | 1778 |
| Mogotes | 1778 |
| Molagavita | 1778 |
| Ocamonte | 1778 |
| Oiba | 1778 |
| Onzaga | 1778 |
| Palmar | 1778 |
| Palmas del Socorro | 1778 |
| Páramo | 1778 |
| Piedecuesta | January 6, 1774 |
| Pinchote | 1778 |
| Puente Nacional | 1778 |
| Puerto Parra | 1960 |
| Puerto Wilches | 1875 |
| Rionegro | 1778 |
| Sabana de Torres | 1875 |
| San Andrés | 1778 |
| San Benito | 1778 |
| San Gil | March 7, 1689 |
| San Joaquín | 1778 |
| San José de Miranda | 1778 |
| San Miguel | 1778 |
| San Vicente de Chucurí | 1875 |
| Santa Bárbara | 1778 |
| Santa Helena del Opón | 1875 |
| Simacota | 1778 |
| Socorro | March 14, 1681 |
| Suaita | 1778 |
| Sucre | 1778 |
| Suratá | 1778 |
| Tona | 1778 |
| Valle de San José | 1778 |
| Vélez | 1539 |
| Vetas | 1600 |
| Villanueva | 1778 |
| Zapatoca | 1681 |
MUNICIPALITIES OF SANTANDER NEAR BUCARAMANGA
The Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area is one of the four legally constituted metropolitan areas in Colombia. Made up of Bucaramanga, Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta, this region is home to more than one million inhabitants and is considered one of the urban areas with the best quality of life in the country. Its geography is peculiar: the plateau where Bucaramanga sits is surrounded by ravines and canyons that make the territory an urban puzzle integrated by the four municipalities. Floridablanca is the second most populated municipality in Santander, while Girón preserves its colonial historic center and Piedecuesta has become a hub for technological and agricultural development.
- Bucaramanga
- Floridablanca
- Girón
- Piedecuesta
Official website of the Department of Santander