What is Cúcuta?
{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Cúcuta |type = City |nickname = City without borders |motto = More progress! |image_skyline = |image_caption = Cucuta |image_flag = Flag of Cúcuta.svg |image_seal = Escudo de San José de Cúcuta.svg |image_map = Colombia - Norte de Santander - Cúcuta.svg |mapsize = 200px |map_caption = Map of Cúcuta in the Norte de Santander Department. Urban in red, municipality in dark gray |pushpin_map = |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] |subdivision_name = [[Colombia]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Norte de Santander]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = [[Maria Eugenia Riascos]] |established_title = Foundation |established_date = June 17, 1733<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/revistas/credencial/sept2001/ciudades.htm |title=Cities and towns foundations |publisher=Luis Ángel Arango Library |accessdate=2008-01-07 |archive-date=2019-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107041807/http://www.banrepcultural.org/blaavirtual/revistas/credencial/sept2001/ciudades.htm%0A |url-status=dead }}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 1176 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |population_as_of = 2005-2006 Census |population_note = |population_total = 1158672 |population_footnotes =<ref>http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/poblacion/series_proyecciones/Dptos/norte_sant.xls</ref> |population_metro = 1698176 |population_urban = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|Eastern Time Zone]] |utc_offset = -05 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates={{coord|7