Betulia, Santander

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Location of the municipality and town of Betulia, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 6°54′00″N73°17′01″W / 6.90000°N 73.28361°W / 6.90000; -73.28361
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Department Santander
ProvinceYariguies
Founded (town)February 13, 1844
Incorporated (parish)June 6, 1845
Founded byPedro Guarín
José María Prada
Julián García
Pedro Gómez
Government
  MayorLina Maria Alfonso Rojas
Area
   Municipality
413.3 km2 (159.576 sq mi)
Elevation
1,840 m (7,217.847 ft)
Population
 (2005) [1]
   Municipality
5,350
  Density12.9/km2 (33.5/sq mi)
   Urban
1,183
  DANE
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate Cfb
Website http://www.betulia-santander.gov.co/

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

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, archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2008, 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.