Zapatoca

Zapatoca
Municipality and town
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Nickname:  Ciudad Levitica (Levitical City
Motto(s):  Libertad y Orden (Liberty and Order)
Location of the municipality and town of Zapatoca in the Santander Department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander Department
Area
• Total	360 km2 (139 sq mi)
Elevation	1,720 m (5,500 ft)
Population
• Total	8,929
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	www.zapatoca-santander.gov.co

Zapatoca (Spanish pronunciation: [sapaˈtoka]) is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It is at a high altitude and is a common stop between Bucaramanga and San Gil. It was built in the early 17th century by the Spanish conquistadores.

Notable people

• Miguel Acuña (1788-1847), Franciscan priest and medical practitioner
• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1919 - 2019 in Floridablanca) was a Prelate of the Catholic Church. Until his death the age of 100 he was the oldest living cardinal.
• Carlos Toledo Plata (1932 - 1984 in Bucaramanga) was a doctor, politician and co-founder and early leader of the guerrilla movement known as M-19.