Betulia, Santander

Betulia
Skyline of Betulia
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 / 6.90000; -73.28361
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander
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
413.3 km2 (159.6 sq mi)
Elevation
1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population
 (2005)[1]
5,350
 • Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,183
 DANE
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://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.