Puerto Santander
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Puerto Santander is a town and smallest municipality in the Norte de Santander Department in northeastern Colombia
. It is part of the rural zone of Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta
and it is localed north of Cúcuta
, completely surrounded by the municipality of Cúcuta and the border with Venezuela
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. It is part of the rural zone of Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta
Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta
The Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta is a Colombian metropolitan area located in the eastern section of the Norte de Santander department bordering with Venezuela.. Its main city is Cúcuta...
and it is localed north of Cúcuta
Cúcuta
Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
, completely surrounded by the municipality of Cúcuta and the border with Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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