martes, 23 de agosto de 2011

NORTE DE SANTANDER DEPARTMENT

                                           
North Santander (in Spanish, Norte de Santander) is a department of Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the major cities of Colombia.
North Santander Department is bordered by Venezuela to the east and north, by Santander Department and Boyacá Department to the south, and by South Santander Department and Cesar Department to the east.
The official Department name in Spanish is "Departamento de Norte de Santander" (North Santander Department) in honor to the Colombian military and political leader Francisco de Paula Santander.
It has 40 municipalities like Tibú, Pamplona, Teorema, etc.
The principal activities in NORTH SANTANDER are: agriculture, industry (shoes) and crude oil production.

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