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|nickname = La perla del norte (the pearl of the north) |motto = More progress! |image |image_flag = Flag of Cúcuta.svg |image_seal =Escudo de San José de Cúcuta.svg |image_map = Colombia - Norte de Santander - Cucuta.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Cúcuta in Department of Norte de Santander. Urban in red, municipality in dark gray. |pushpin_map=Colombia |pushpin_map_caption=Location in Colombia |coordinates_region = CO |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_type1 = Department |subdivision_name = |subdivision_name1 = Norte de Santander |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Donamaris Ramírez-Paris Lobo |established_title = Foundation |established_date = June 17th, 1733〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cities and towns foundations )〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1176 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = 0|area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |population_as_of = 2005-2006 Census |population_note = |population_total = 637 000 |population_footnotes =〔http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/poblacion/series_proyecciones/Dptos/norte_sant.xls〕 |population_metro = 833 816 |population_urban = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = Eastern Time Zone |utc_offset = -05 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd=7 |latm=53 |lats=39 |latNS= N |longd=72 |longm=30 |longs=14 |longEW= W |coordinates_display = inline,title |elevation_m = 320 |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 540000-19 |area_code = 57 + 7 |website = (Official website ) |footnotes = }} Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander department. It is located in the northeast of the country, in the eastern branch of the Colombian Andes, just beside the border with Venezuela. Cúcuta has a population of approximately 650,000 people according to the 2005-2020 census,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Proyeccion de poblacion 2005-2020 )〕 making it the 6th largest city in the country. Due to its proximity with Venezuela, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The international border in Cúcuta is said to be the most dynamic of South America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Characterizing the Colombo-Venezuelan border )〕 The city has a length of 12 km(7.4 mi) from north to south and 11 km(6.8 mi) from east to west. It is divided into 10 communes and it is the political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural and tourism hub of the department. Cúcuta has experienced a great urban development, as a result other cities has been constituted around the city, like Patios in the east, and Villa del Rosario in the south. They are part of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta which has a population of about 850.000 people. It is connected by roads across the country to major cities like Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Ocaña, Valledupar, Pamplona, Tunja and Cartagena de Indias and because of its location, to many cities of Venezuela. Its airport, Aeropuerto Internacional Camilo Daza, offers flights to several Colombian cities as well as to Panama City. The city was the place of some of the most important events in Colombian history, like the redacction of the first constitution by the Congress of Cúcuta which led to the foundation of the ''Republic of Colombia''; also known as Gran Colombia, and the Battle of Cúcuta where troops led by Simón Bolívar defeated the Spanish Royal Rorce, thereby liberating the city from Spanish rule and allowing Bolívar troops to continue their campaign toward Venezuela. == Etymology == The city of Cúcuta was called San José de Guasimales from 1733 to 1793,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cúcuta )〕 the year in which the name changed to San José de Cúcuta—"San José" (Saint Joseph) is for the Virgin Mary's husband, and "Cúcuta" means "The House of Goblins" in the language of the Barí indigenous group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The city - Geographical data )〕 In the city's seal, a legend states, ''Muy Noble, Valerosa y Leal Villa de San José de Cúcuta'' ("Very Noble, Valiant and Loyal Town of San José of Cúcuta").〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Seal of Cúcuta )〕 The city has the nicknames "City Without Borders", "Gem of the North," and "City Forest.".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cúcuta is declared green municipality ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cúcuta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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