Floridablanca, Santander
Encyclopedia
Floridablanca is a municipality
in the department of Santander. It is part of the metropolitean area of Bucaramanga
. Floridablanca is known for its parks and the Piedra del Sol, a large rock with spirals and circles carved by the Guane over 1,000 years ago.
and Piedecuesta. Guanes used to inhabit the zone, but is improbable that there were important human centers because of the war zone.
information, Floridablanca have 260042 inhabitants, being the second most populated in Santander.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the department of Santander. It is part of the metropolitean area of Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...
. Floridablanca is known for its parks and the Piedra del Sol, a large rock with spirals and circles carved by the Guane over 1,000 years ago.
History
First settlers: The actual territory was occupied by cacique Guane in the prehispanic era as BucaramangaBucaramanga
Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...
and Piedecuesta. Guanes used to inhabit the zone, but is improbable that there were important human centers because of the war zone.
Demography
According to official DANENational Administrative Department of Statistics
The National Administrative Department of Statistics , commonly referred to as DANE, is the Colombian Administrative Department responsible for the planning, implementation, analysis and diffusion of the official statistics of Colombia. DANE is also in charge of carrying out the National census...
information, Floridablanca have 260042 inhabitants, being the second most populated in Santander.