Ocaña is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Norte de Santander. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments ( Spanish: departamentos, sing Ocaña is the second largest populated center of this department. It played an important role during the Independence of Colombia from the Spanish monarchy. Bolívar's War is a term coined by some historians to refer to a series of independence wars in South America from 1811 to 1825 led by General Simón Bolívar.
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History
The city was founded by Francisco Fernández de Contreras. In 1576 the city was moved to its present location. On April 9, 1828 the National Convention met to discuss the politic and administrative organization of the Republic. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap
Geography and Climate
- LATITUDE: 8º 14 ' 15 North Latitude
- LENGTH: 73º 2 ' 26 west longitude
- SURFACE: 460Km ², 2,2% of theNorth Santander Department total area
- HEIGHT: 1,202 meters on the level of the sea Ocaña are on the Andean Eastern mountain range. The 2,600 mountains surround that reach msnm. Its temperature average is of 22°C. The city of Ocaña, dista of Bogotá 610 km.
The average temperature is 22°C.
Economy
The main economic activities are agriculture, the livestock raising, commerce, small industries and mining, with silver operation, receives and iron.
References
- (Spanish) Ocaña official website
- (Spanish) News
See also
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña
- Cúcuta, the state capital. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña { Latin: Ocanien(sis } is a Diocese located in the city of Ocaña in the Ecclesiastical province Cúcuta (ˈkukuta is a Colombian city, capital of the North Santander Department and located in the northeast of the country
- Pamplona, the third municipality of the state. Pamplona is a Municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia.