The Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta is a Colombian metropolitan area located in the eastern section of the Norte de Santander department bordering with Venezuela.[1]. Its main city is Cúcuta[2]. It is composed by the municipalities of Cúcuta, Los Patios[3], Villa del Rosario[4], San Cayetano[5], El Zulia[6] and Puerto Santander[7].
It was created by the Decree # 000508 of 1991[8].
The Mayor of Cúcuta has authority over all the municipalities of this conurbation as the Metropolitan Mayor, although these territorial beings conserve their autonomy (mayorship, council, etc..).