Pamplona Colombia

Pamplona is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is the fifth most populated city and the sixth most populated municipalit…
Pamplona is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is the fifth most populated city and the sixth most populated municipality in the department. The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva Pamplona del Valle del Espíritu Santo, named after the capital of the Kingdom of Navarre, Crown of Castile, by Pedro de Ursúa and Ortún Velasco de Velázquez. From there, the expeditions departed which founded the towns of Mérida, San Cristóbal and La Grita, in the Republic of Venezuela, and Ocaña, Salazar de las Palmas, Chinácota, San Faustino, Bucaramanga and Cúcuta in Colombia, among others.
  • Country: Colombia
  • Founded: 1549
  • Elevation: 2,342 m (8,485 ft)
  • Area code: 57 + 7
  • Department: North of Santander
  • Time zone: UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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