Betulia, Santander

Betulia is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Betulia
Skyline of Betulia
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Location of the municipality and town of Betulia, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 6°54′00″N 73°17′01″W
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander
ProvinceMares
Founded (town)February 13, 1884
Incorporated (parish)June 6, 1895
Founded byPedro Guarín
José María Prada
Julián García
Pedro Gómez
Government
  MayorCarlos Ariel Navarro Rojas
Area
  Municipality413.3 km2 (159.576 sq mi)
Elevation
2,200 m (7,217.847 ft)
Population
 (2005)[1]
  Municipality5,350
  Density12.9/km2 (33.5/sq mi)
  Urban
1,183
 DANE
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://www.betulia-santander.gov.co/

Biodiversity

Frog Hypodactylus adercus is only known from Betulia, its type locality.[2][3]

References

  1. Ceso General 2005 (PDF) (in Spanish), Bogotá: DANE, 2005, p. 494, ISBN 978-958-624-072-7, retrieved June 1, 2009
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Hypodactylus adercus (Lynch, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. Acosta Galvis, A. R.; D. Cuentas (2017). "Hypodactylus adercus (Lynch, 2003)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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