Puerto Santander is a town and smallest municipality in the

Norte de Santander Department Norte de Santander (Spanish for Northern Santander) () is a departments of Colombia, 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 ...

in northeastern

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

. It is part of the rural zone of

Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta The Cúcuta metropolitan area is a Colombian metropolitan area located in the eastern section of the Norte de Santander Departments of Colombia, department bordering with Venezuela. Its main city is Cúcuta. It is composed by the Municipalities of ...

and is located north of

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 ...

, surrounded by the municipality of Cúcuta and the border with

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

References

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Government of Norte de Santander - Puerto Santander
Municipalities of the Norte de Santander Department Colombia–Venezuela border crossings {{NortedeSantander-geo-stub