Durania is a

Colombian municipality The municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Colombia, Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia, with 1,104 municipality, municipalities (''municipios''). Each one of them is led b ...

and town located in the department of

Norte de Santander Norte de Santander (Spanish for Northern Santander) () is a department of northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities. Norte de Santander is bordere ...

. It is southwest of the departmental capital

Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the East ...

.Geografía de Durania
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Geography

Durania is located in the

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of the Colombian

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at altitudes ranging from . The urban area centers around . The municipality is part of the

Zulia River Zulia River () is a river in Venezuela and Colombia. It is a tributary of the Catatumbo River. The Zulia forms a small part of the international boundary between the two countries. Zulia Zulia State (, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is o ...

watershed. The municipality borders

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and San Cayetano in the north, Arboledas and Bochalema in the south, Arboledas, Santiago and

Salazar de las Palmas Salazar de las Palmas () is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North of Santander. Etymology The municipality bears the name of Salazar in honor of the oidor , in addition to the fact that "Las Palmas" refers to th ...

in the west and Bochalema in the east.

History

The terrain of Durania before the

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was inhabited by the Oporoma tribe, possibly a mixture of Carib and

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people, though little is known about this tribe. In those times, Durania functioned as a transport location between the

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and Motilon peoples. Modern Durania was founded on May 1, 1911 by Segundo Antonio Gonzáles and Virginia Acosta de Gonzáles.Historia de Durania

References

{{Authority control 1890 establishments in Colombia Municipalities of the Norte de Santander Department Populated places established in 1890