Charalá
Charalá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Central square and park Charalá | |
Location of the municipality and town of Charalá in the Santander Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Santander Department |
| Province | Guanentá Province |
| Founded | 23 July 1540 |
| Founded by | Martín Galeano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edilsón Arenas Silva (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 411 km2 (159 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 10,540 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,791 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Charalá is a town and municipality in the south of the department of Santander in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode is located within the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.
The municipality borders the municipalities Encino and Coromoro in the east, Oiba, Confines and Suaita in the west, Páramo, Ocamonte and Mogotes in the north and in the south Gámbita and Duitama, the latter in the department of Boyacá.