BUCARAMANGA, a city of Colombia, capital of the de partment of Santander, about 185m. N.N.E. of Bogota. Pop. in 1928, 44,083. It is situated on the Lebrija river, 2,85oft. above sea-level, in a mountainous country rich in gold, silver and iron mines, and having superior coffee-producing lands in the valleys. A railway is under construction from Puerto Wilches.