# Valle de San José Municipality, Santander Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/valle-de-san-jose/ Municipality · Santander Department # Valle de San José Valle de San José is a municipality of Colombia in Santander Department. It had an estimated **6,539 people** in 2025 on 81 km² (about 81 per km²). Its main town is Valle de San José. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6,539people (2025) - 81.2km² - 41mapped services - 1,435 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Valle de San José? Valle de San José had an estimated **6,539 people** in 2025 — 0.3% of Santander Department, 864th of 1121 municipalities. There are 984 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santander Department figure of 1,046). Spread over 81 km², that is about **81 people per km²**, 345th of 1121 municipalities. 22.5% of people are children under 15 and 12.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 33 years (it is 34 across Santander Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 53 children and older people. 0–4 ****447** 5–9 ****496** 10–14 ****526** 15–19 ****529** 20–24 ****505** 25–29 ****466** 30–34 ****431** 35–39 ****421** 40–44 ****437** 45–49 ****426** 50–54 ****392** 55–59 ****359** 60–64 ****319** 65–69 ****277** 70–74 ****217** 75–79 ****141** 80–84 ****73** 85–89 ****41** 90–94 ****21** 95+ ****11** Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-col). ## Where is Valle de San José? Valle de San José lies in [Santander Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Mogotes](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/mogotes/), [Ocamonte](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/ocamonte/), [Páramo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/paramo/) and [San Gil](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/san-gil/). By area it is the 988th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.3% of [Santander Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/santander/). The centre of Valle de San José is about 229 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 77 km from Bucaramanga, the main town of Santander Department. The centre point is at 6.4339° N, 73.1132° W. Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-col). ## Things to see in and around Valle de San José ### Nearby, outside Valle de San José - Finca el Llanito de Huancoyanka · nature reserve, Páramo5.7 km - Hacienda La Calichana · attraction, Páramo5.7 km - Cantón Huancoyanka · monument, Páramo5.8 km - Finca Santa Custodia de la HeKeIsDa · nature reserve, Páramo6.1 km - Salida · cave, Páramo6.1 km - Cueva de La Vaca · cave, Páramo6.4 km - Cueva del Indio · attraction, Páramo6.5 km - Entrada · cave, Páramo6.7 km - La Rancha · museum, Páramo6.8 km - Hacienda La Palmita · attraction, Páramo6.8 km - Juan Curi Waterfall Hike - La Choza · attraction, Páramo9.0 km - Parque Ecológico y de Aventuras Cascadas de Juan Curí · attraction, Páramo9.0 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Valle de San José - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Bogota - CurrencyPeso (COP) - Country calling code+57 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Palonegro Airport (BGA) · Bucaramanga77 km - Yariguíes Airport (EJA) · Barrancabermeja101 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:37) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 05:54, sunset around 17:40). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Valle de San José Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Valle de San José. The largest with a recorded population: Valle de San José (2,522). Settlements here lie between about 1,243 m and 1,823 m above sea level (median 1,435 m). - Alto El Cajón - Buenos Aires - El Cerro - El Mesón - El Picacho - La Piñuela - Llano Redondo - Santa Barbara - Valle de San José - Villa del Fonce Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Valle de San José Named natural and historic features inside Valle de San José, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Sobacuta - Río Guare - Río Mogoticos ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 1 hill. - Alto Las Cruces · 2,058 m - Alto El Cajón · 1,972 m - Alto Las Escaleras · 1,958 m - Alto El Cajón · 1,790 m - Loma El Cerro · 1,654 m ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Puente Miranda Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Valle de San José and the best time to visit In Valle de San José, the warmest month is Feb (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Nov (19 °C). About 1,355 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (174 mm) and the driest Jan (45 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 45 Feb 20 55 Mar 20 116 Apr 20 139 May 19 161 Jun 19 112 Jul 19 108 Aug 20 116 Sep 19 108 Oct 19 174 Nov 19 146 Dec 19 75 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Valle de San José Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital E.S.E San José · Valle de San José 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44543&mlon=-73.14209#map=17/6.44543/-73.14209) Bank Cooperativa Coopvalle · Valle de San José 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44748&mlon=-73.14439#map=17/6.44748/-73.14439) ATM Davivienda · Charalá 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28865&mlon=-73.14844#map=17/6.28865/-73.14844) Petrol pump Terpel · Páramo 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46901&mlon=-73.12963#map=17/6.46901/-73.12963) Hotel Torre San Jose · Valle de San José 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42242&mlon=-73.13182#map=17/6.42242/-73.13182) Mall El Puente · San Gil 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55159&mlon=-73.13400#map=17/6.55159/-73.13400) School Escuela Rural El Guacal · Valle de San José 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43424&mlon=-73.11919#map=17/6.43424/-73.11919) College Fundación Universitaria De San Gil - Unisangil · San Gil 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53829&mlon=-73.12792#map=17/6.53829/-73.12792) Police station Estación de Policía Valle de San José · Valle de San José 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44909&mlon=-73.14465#map=17/6.44909/-73.14465) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Valle de San José Places mapped inside Valle de San José in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Hotels10 - Schools20 - Restaurants7 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other municipalities in Santander Department - Aguada - Albania - Aratoca - Barbosa - Barichara - Barrancabermeja - Betulia - Bolívar - Bucaramanga - Cabrera - California - Capitanejo - Carcasí - Cepitá - Cerrito - Charalá - Charta - Chima - Chipatá - Cimitarra - Concepción - Confines - Contratación - Coromoro - Curití - El Carmen de Chucuri - El Guacamayo - El Peñón - El Playón - Encino - Enciso - Floridablanca - Florián - Galán - Girón - Guaca - Guadalupe - Guapotá - Guavatá - Gámbita - Güepsa - Hato - Jesús María - Jordán - La Belleza - La Paz - Landázuri - Lebrija - Los Santos - Macaravita - Matanza - Mogotes - Molagavita - Málaga - Ocamonte - Oiba - Onzaga - Palmar - Palmas del Socorro - Piedecuesta - Pinchote - Puente Nacional - Puerto Parra - Puerto Wilches - Páramo - Rionegro - Sabana de Torres - San Andrés - San Benito - San Gil - San Joaquín - San José de Miranda - San Miguel - San Vicente de Chucurí - Santa Bárbara - Santa Helena del Opón - Simacota - Socorro - Suaita - Sucre - Suratá - Tona - Vetas - Villanueva - Vélez - Zapatoca ## Quick answers - Where is Valle de San José?In Santander Department, Colombia - What is the population of Valle de San José?6,539 (2025 estimate) - What is the median age in Valle de San José?About 33 years (2025 estimate) - What is the population density of Valle de San José?About 81 people per km² - What borders Valle de San José?Mogotes, Ocamonte, Páramo and San Gil - What is there to see in Valle de San José?Finca el Llanito de Huancoyanka, Hacienda La Calichana, Cantón Huancoyanka, Finca Santa Custodia de la HeKeIsDa - What time zone is Valle de San José in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Valle de San José?Peso (COP) - What language is spoken in Valle de San José?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Valle de San José?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Valle de San José?Settlements lie between 1,243 m and 1,823 m - What is the highest point in Valle de San José?Alto Las Cruces (2,058 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Valle de San José?December to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Valle de San José?E.S.E San José, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Valle de San José?Cooperativa Coopvalle, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Valle de San José?Davivienda, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Valle de San José?Terpel, about 4.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Valle de San José?1 mapped - How many banks are in Valle de San José?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Valle de San José?CO68855 (OCHA common operational dataset)