Betulia, Santander

Betulia
Municipality
Skyline of Betulia
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Betulia, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 6°54′00″N 73°17′01″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
• Municipality	413.3 km^2 (159.576 sq mi)
Elevation	1,840 m (7,217.847 ft)
Population  (2005)[1]
• Municipality	5,350
• Density	12.9/km^2 (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

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.