Convención is a Colombian municipality located in the department of

North Santander North Santander (Spanish: Norte de 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. North Santander is bordered by Venez ...

.It is considered as the largest producer of panela in the department. Account, according to figures estimated by the DANE, with a population of 16,605 inhabitants. It is located at 1,076 meters above sea level and its climate is temperate

History

The first conqueror to set foot in these territories was the German Ambrosio Alfinger in 1530, who perished in combat with the aborigines. Later, Spaniards Pedro de Ursua and Ortón Velázquez founded many settlements in what is now Norte de Santander.

References

Convención official website
Municipalities of the Norte de Santander Department {{NortedeSantander-geo-stub