| Charalá | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santander Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guanentá Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Edilsón Arenas Silva (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 23 July 1540 |
| Founder: | Martín Galeano |
| Area Total Km2: | 411 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 0.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Note: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 10540 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 5791 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 1290 |
| Website: | Official website |
Charalá is a town and municipality in the south of the department of Santander in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode is located within the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.[2]
The municipality borders the municipalities Encino and Coromoro in the east, Oiba, Confines and Suaita in the west, Páramo, Ocamonte and Mogotes in the north and in the south Gámbita and Duitama, the latter in the department of Boyacá.[3]
Charalá has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) with consistent temperatures, cool nights, and abundant rainfall.
The name Charalá is Chibcha, the language of the Muisca and was given to honour the Guane cacique of the village; "Chalala".[3]
Before the arrival of the Spanish in the area, the Santander department was inhabited by the Guane. Charalá was located at the border of Guane territory and the Muisca Confederation of which it formed an independent unity.
Modern Charalá was founded by one of the conquistadors who was part in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca; Martín Galeano, on July 23, 1540.[3]
Main economical activities in the municipality are agriculture (coffee, sugar cane and maize) and marble mining.[3]