Puerto Santander: facts

At a glance

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Norte de Santander Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 16,275
• Coordinates: 8.3636° N, 72.4063° W
• Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Peso (COP)
• Distance to the capital, Bogota: 457 km (284 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC): 50 km (31 mi), straight line
• Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, Venezuela): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG, Venezuela): 86 km (53 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Garcia de Hevia Municipality, Venezuela: 18 km (11 mi)
• La Fria, Venezuela: 24 km (15 mi)
• Las Mesas, Venezuela: 35 km (21 mi)
• Coloncito, Venezuela: 35 km (22 mi)
• Umuquena, Venezuela: 39 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Cucuta, 52 km (32 mi)