| Durania | |
| 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: | Norte de Santander |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Marlyn Yohana Marquez Rivera |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1 May 1911 |
| Founder: | Segundo Antonio Gonzáles & Virginia Acosta de Gonzáles |
| Population Demonym: | Duraniense |
| Area Land Km2: | 177.4 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 0.03647 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 3768 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1802 |
| Coordinates: | 7.7172°N -72.66°W |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Elevation M: | 940 |
Durania is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of Norte de Santander. It is 47km (29miles) southwest of the departmental capital Cúcuta.[1]
Durania is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes ranging from 500mto2000mm (1,600feetto7,000feetm). The urban area centers around 940m (3,080feet). The municipality is part of the Zulia River watershed. The municipality borders Santiago and San Cayetano in the north, Arboledas and Bochalema in the south, Arboledas, Santiago and Salazar de las Palmas in the west and Bochalema in the east.[1]
The terrain of Durania before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Oporoma tribe, possibly a mixture of Carib and Chibcha people, though little is known about this tribe. In those times, Durania functioned as a transport location between the Chitarero and Motilon peoples. Modern Durania was founded on May 1, 1911 by Segundo Antonio Gonzáles and Virginia Acosta de Gonzáles.[2]