Zapatoca

Zapatoca is a small town located in Santander, Colombia. Located at 6.817°, -73.269°, Zapatoca occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 9,466. Population density therefore averages about 26 per km², low overall population density. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience cooler air and shorter growing seasons than surrounding lowlands, tempered by elevation. Town territory extends across a sizeable 360 km², with terrain high at 1720 m above sea level. Documented history points to a founding date near 1743. Settlements at this altitude generally face thinner air, cooler nights, and steeper terrain. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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