Ocaña, Norte de Santander

For other uses, see Ocaña (disambiguation).

Ocaña, Norte de Santander
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Location of the municipality and town of Ocaña, Norte de Santander in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 8°14′N 73°21′W
Country	Colombia
Department	Norte de Santander Department
Founded	1570
Incorporated	1857
Government
• Mayor	Miriam Prado Carrascal
Area
• Total	672.27 km2 (259.56 sq mi)
Elevation	1,202 m (3,944 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	98,229
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ocañero
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	57 + 7
Website	Official website (Spanish)

Ocaña is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Norte de Santander. Ocaña is the second largest populated center of this department. It played an important role during the Independence of Colombia from the Spanish monarchy.

History

The city was founded by Francisco Fernández de Contreras. In 1576 the city was moved to its present location. On April 9, 1828 the National Convention met to discuss the politic and administrative organization of the Republic.

Geography and climate

1. Location: 8°14′N 73°21′W. The city of Ocaña is 610 km from Bogotá.
2. Surface: 460 km², 2.2% of the North Santander Department total area
3. Height: 1,202 meters on the level of the sea Ocaña are on the Andean Eastern mountain range. The 2,600 mountains surround that reach msnm. Its average temperature is 22 °C.

Economy

The main economic activities are agriculture, the livestock raising, commerce, small industries and mining, with silver operation, copper and iron. The city is served by the Aguas Claras airport.

See also

• Cúcuta, the state capital.
• Pamplona, the third municipality of the state.
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña
• St. Anne's Cathedral, Ocaña

References

• (Spanish) Ocaña official website
• (Spanish) Ocaña Information
• (Spanish) News