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″N 73°17′01″W / 6.90000°N 73.28361°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Santander |
| Province | Yariguies |
| Founded (town) | February 13, 1844 |
| Incorporated (parish) | June 6, 1845 |
| Founded by | Pedro Guarín José María Prada Julián García Pedro Gómez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lina Maria Alfonso Rojas |
| Area | |
| 413.3 km2 (159.576 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,840 m (7,217.847 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| 5,350 | |
| • Density | 12.9/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
[edit]Frog Hypodactylus adercus is only known from Betulia, its type locality.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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