Cúcuta

Cúcuta (Spanish pronunciation: ['kukuta]) is a ¿ Colombian city, capital of the North Santander Department and located in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-¿ Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of ¿ Special District, conforms the most active international border in South America and it's connected by roads with Bogota, Caracas and Cartagena. Its air terminal, the ¿ Camilo Daza International Airport is one of the most traveled the country. According to the 2005 census it has a population 918,942 inhabitants, which rank it as the 5th largest city in the country. The ¿ Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta (conformed by other 6 municipalities) has a population of 1'298.187 inhabitants, having the same position in the conurbations.