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Zapatoca
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Zapatoca () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It is at a high altitude and is a common stop between Bucaramanga and San Gil. It was built in the early 17th century by the Spanish conquistadores.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Zapatoca
Settlement.nickname
Ciudad Levitica (Levitical City)
Settlement.motto
Libertad y Orden (Liberty and Order)
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Iglesia-zapatoca.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Zapatoca (Santander).svg
Settlement.image_seal
ESCUDO_ZAPATOCA.png
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Santander - Zapatoca.svg
Settlement.mapsize
260px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Zapatoca 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.established_date
1682
Settlement.area_total_km2
360
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
139

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Climate
  • Notable people
  • Points of interest
  • Paleontology
  • References

Zapatoca () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It is at a high altitude and is a common stop between Bucaramanga and San Gil. It was built in the early 17th century by the Spanish conquistadores.

==Climate==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zapatoca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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