Bucaramanga

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Bucaramanga
Municipality and city
From top, left to right: Panoramic, Santander Park, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Family, Courthouse and Night view of the Provincial Viaduct
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  La ciudad bonita (The Pretty City) La ciudad de los parques (City of Parks)
Motto:  Montani semper liberi
Location of the city and municipality of Bucaramanga in the Santander Department
Bucaramanga Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 7°8′N 73°0′W / 7.133°N 73.000°W / 7.133; -73.000
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Department	Santander
Foundation	22 December 1622
Government
• Mayor	Juan Carlos Cárdenas Rey (Movimiento 'Ciudadanos Libres')
Area
• Municipality and city	152.9 km2 (59.0 sq mi)
• City	55.31 km2 (21.36 sq mi)
Elevation	959 m (3,146 ft)
Population  (2020 estimate)[2]
• Municipality and city	607,428
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
• Urban	893,040
• Metro	1,304,288[1]
• City	597,316
• City density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Bumangués
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2023
• Total	$22.7 billion[3]
Time zone	UTC-05 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code	680001-680011
Area code	57 + 7
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Bucaramanga (Spanish pronunciation: [bukaɾaˈmaŋɡa]) is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city in the country, with a population of 613,400 (2023 projection).^[4] Bucaramanga has over 160 parks scattered throughout the city and has been given the nickname "La Ciudad de Los Parques" ("The City of Parks") and "La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia" ("Colombia's Beautiful City").

Bucaramanga has grown rapidly since the 1960s, mostly into neighbouring locations within the metropolitan area. Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta are inextricably linked geographically and commercially with Bucaramanga, and now all form together the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area with a population of 1,304,288.^[1]

The city is the base of the Colombian Petroleum Institute (ICP),^[5] the research branch of the state oil company Ecopetrol.