Metropolitana Province

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Metropolitana Province
Country Colombia
Department Santander
Time zone UTC−05:00 (COT)

The Metropolitana Province is a province of the Colombian Department of Santander. [1]

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References

  1. "Noticias" [News] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Doce obras avaluadas en cerca de 3.100 millones de pesos entregará el gobernador de Santander, Hugo Aguilar Naranjo, este fin de semana en las provincias Metropolitana, de García Rovira y Comunera