Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta

Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta
Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta within the Norte de Santander Department.
Metropolitan Areas of Colombia

The Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta is a Colombian metropolitan area located in the eastern section of the Norte de Santander department bordering with Venezuela.[1]. Its main city is Cúcuta[2]. It is composed by the municipalities of Cúcuta, Los Patios[3], Villa del Rosario[4], San Cayetano[5], El Zulia[6] and Puerto Santander[7].

It was created by the Decree # 000508 of 1991[8].

The Mayor of Cúcuta has authority over all the municipalities of this conurbation as the Metropolitan Mayor, although these territorial beings conserve their autonomy (mayorship, council, etc..).

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Coordinates: 7°50′17″N 72°50′46″W / 7.838°N 72.846°W / 7.838; -72.846


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