Villa del Rosario | |
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Municipality and city | |
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| Nickname(s): Land of the man of laws, capital of Gran Colombia and bell tower of freedom | |
| Motto(s): Noble, faithful and courageous villa | |
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  Villa del Rosario | |
| Coordinates: 7°50′02″N 72°28′27″W / 7.83389°N 72.47417°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Norte de Santander* |
| Foundation | 1761 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eugenio Rangel |
| Area | |
• Municipality and city | 90.62 km2 (34.99 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.)[1] | |
• Municipality and city | 111,254 |
| • Density | 1,228/km2 (3,180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 107,991 |
| • Urban density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 742,689 |
| Demonym | Rosariense |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (COL) |
| Area code | 57 + 7 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Villa del Rosario is a Colombian municipality and city located in the eastern part of North Santander department. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta.[2] The municipality is bordered to the north by Venezuela and the municipality of Cúcuta, to the south by the municipalities of Ragonvalia and Chinácota, to the east by Venezuela and to the west by the municipality of Los Patios.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Villa del Rosario municipality
- ^ Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. "Villa del Rosario". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2007.