Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander
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Villa del Rosario is a Colombian municipality and town located in the eastern part of the North Santander department
. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta
. The municipality limits to the north with Venezuela
and the municipality of Cúcuta
, to the south with the municipalities of Ragonvalia
and Chinácota
, to the east with Venezuela
and to the west with the municipality of Los Patios
.
Towards 1760 some farms in the same site stand out in where today the population exists that knows with the name "the Old Rosary". Some of the most important neighbors in these valleys the 15 of 1771 July were congregated in meeting, with the intention of formalizing the creation of the parish. In view of the importance that volume their inhabitants asked for to the Spanish monarch Carlos IV, it granted the title to him of Villa.
Consequently, the 18 of May of 1792, the title of "Noble, Leal y Valerosa Villa" by real Certificate was granted to him to the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary. Villa del Rosario contributed many great men where he honors General Francisco de Paula Santander, man of arms and laws, whose work in the war and the Republic allowed to value it as brain of the public administration and the democratic handling.
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta
Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta
The Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta is a Colombian metropolitan area located in the eastern section of the Norte de Santander department bordering with Venezuela.. Its main city is Cúcuta...
. The municipality limits to the north with Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and the municipality of Cúcuta
Cúcuta
Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
, to the south with the municipalities of Ragonvalia
Ragonvalia
Ragonvalia is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.-References:...
and Chinácota
Chinácota
Chinácota is a small town and municipality located in the Department of Norte de Santander in Colombia, South America. This department is located on the North-Eastern region of the country, near the border with Venezuela...
, to the east with Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and to the west with the municipality of Los Patios
Los Patios
Los Patios is a municipality and town in the Department of Norte de Santander, northeastern Colombia. Has a population of some 58,851 inhabitants. -History:The history of this community begins in the 17th century...
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Basic information
- Founder: Ascencia Rodríguez de Morales y José Díaz de Austudillo.
- Population: 65.337 habitantes
- Elevation: 320 m sobre el nivel del mar.
- Area: 228 km²
- Climate: 26 °C
- Distance to CúcutaCúcutaCúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
: 4 km
- Coordinates: 72º 28' O / 7º 50' N
- Rivers: Táchira RiverTáchira RiverThe Táchira River is a river located in Táchira and it divides the border that exists between Venezuela and Colombia in that western state....
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History
The historians agree in affirming that the founder was Don Asencio Rodriguez in 1750.Towards 1760 some farms in the same site stand out in where today the population exists that knows with the name "the Old Rosary". Some of the most important neighbors in these valleys the 15 of 1771 July were congregated in meeting, with the intention of formalizing the creation of the parish. In view of the importance that volume their inhabitants asked for to the Spanish monarch Carlos IV, it granted the title to him of Villa.
Consequently, the 18 of May of 1792, the title of "Noble, Leal y Valerosa Villa" by real Certificate was granted to him to the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary. Villa del Rosario contributed many great men where he honors General Francisco de Paula Santander, man of arms and laws, whose work in the war and the Republic allowed to value it as brain of the public administration and the democratic handling.
Economy
- Agriculture: Sugar, coffee, rice, cane, banana, tobacco, vegetables and fruit trees.
- Cattle: Bovine, bovine and poultries.
- Mining: Coal, clay, plaster and limestone stone.
Tourist sites
- House of SantanderHouse of SantanderThe House of Santander is the place where the hero of the Colombian independence Francisco de Paula Santander lived his first 13 years.It's in the locality of Villa del Rosario , in the 6th km of the International Highway to Venezuela....
- Historical tamarindHistorical tamarindThe Historical Tamarind is a tree which the deputies of the New Granada and the patriotic ones of Venezuela rested under the shade of after the exhausting meetings in which the Constitution of Cúcuta was written up, whose primary target was the creation of the Great Colombia during the Congress of...
- Park of the Great Colombia