Cáchira

Cáchira is a small town that lies in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is home to roughly 10,995 residents. Coordinates of 7.742°, -73.049° situate Cáchira in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Settlements at this altitude generally face thinner air, cooler nights, and steeper terrain. Documented history points to a founding date near 1811. Spanning a sizeable 605.94 km², Cáchira lies at a very high elevation of 2025 m. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by cooler air and shorter growing seasons than surrounding lowlands, tempered by elevation. At 18 people per km², the town shows low overall population density. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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