Charalá

Charalá is a town and municipality in the south of the department of Santander in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode is located within the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Charalá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Ahí viene el Samán de la plaza principal de Charalá 08-03-2011.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Central square and park Charalá
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera charala.png
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Charalá.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Santander - Charalá.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Charalá in the Santander Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Santander Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Guanentá Province
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Edilsón Arenas Silva (2020-2023)

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Wikidata facts

Population: 10211
Area: 411
Elevation: 1290
Official website: www.charala-santander.gov.co/index.shtml
Image: José António Galán, martir 08-03-2011.JPG

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Commons category: Charalá
inception: 1540-01-01

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Charalá is a town and municipality in the south of the department of Santander in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode is located within the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.

The municipality borders the municipalities Encino and Coromoro in the east, Oiba, Confines and Suaita in the west, Páramo, Ocamonte and Mogotes in the north and in the south Gámbita and Duitama, the latter in the department of Boyacá.