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At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Norte de Santander Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 8.4690° N, 73.3373° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 437 km (272 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC): 109 km (68 mi), straight line
• Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, Venezuela): 121 km (75 mi), straight line
• Palonegro Airport (BGA): 150 km (93 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Teorama: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Gonzalez: 10.0 km (6.2 mi)
• El Carmen: 13 km (8 mi)
• San Calixto: 16 km (10 mi)
• Rio de Oro: 20 km (13 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ocana, 26 km (16 mi)