Floridablanca, Santander

Floridablanca
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Location of the town and municipality of Floridablanca in the Santander Department.
Coordinates: 07°13′N 73°04′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Andes Region (Colombia)
Department	Department of Santander*
Foundation
Government
• Mayor
Elevation	1,026 m (3,366 ft)
Population
• Total	260,042
*

Floridablanca is a municipality in the department of Santander. It is part of the metropolitean area of Bucaramanga. Floridablanca is known for its parks and the Piedra del Sol, a large rock with spirals and circles carved by the Guane over 1,000 years ago.

History

First settlers: The actual territory was occupied by cacique Guane in the prehispanic era as Bucaramanga and Piedecuesta. Guanes used to inhabit the zone, but is improbable that there were important human centers because of the war zone.

Demography

According to official DANE census, Floridablanca has 262165 inhabitants, being the second most populated city in Santander. 47,37% are men, while 52,63% are women. 95,6% of the population over 5 years know how to write and read, meaning, illiteracy rate is about 4,4%.

Statistics show that most of the adult people living in the city are from Bucaramanga:

• 7,7% from Floridablanca
• 44% from Bucaramanga
• 33% from other cities of Santander
• 16% from other departments

Schools

Some of the schools located in Floridablanca.

• Colegio Santa Isabel de Hungría in Spanish
• La Quinta del Puente in Spanish
• Colegio Nuevo Cambridge in Spanish

External links

Floridablanca Municipal Website [1]