Vetas

Vetas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Vetas in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 7.3334° N, 72.8667° W
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander Department
Vetasi1551
Government
 • Alcaldesa (Mayor Femenine)Angela Garcia
Area
 • Municipality and town
92.42 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
 • Land92.42 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
Elevation
3,657 m (11,998 ft)
Population
 • Municipality and town
2,114
 • Urban
2,114 (2,020)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Vetas is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia, it is the only mainly Orthodox Christian town in Colombia. Vetas is also the highest municipality in Colombia measuring by altitude above sea level.