Gobernación de Norte de Santander, Government headquarters in Cúcuta, Colombia.

The Gobernación de Norte de Santander is the regional government headquarters located in a central building on Avenida 5 between streets 13 and 14 in downtown Cúcuta. The structure houses the offices of regional administration and the departments responsible for managing public services and regional programs.

Norte de Santander is one of Colombia's 32 departments, administered by a governor and a departmental assembly. The assembly is a popularly elected body of no fewer than eleven and no more than thirty-one deputies, elected every four years; it currently has 13 members. The department contains 40 municipalities, including Cúcuta, the capital. William Villamizar Laguado currently heads the departmental government.

The departmental assembly is made up of 13 deputies elected every four years, and by tradition the Liberal and Conservative parties dominated its elections. Since the 2006 legislative elections, voters in Cúcuta and the department have tended to choose candidates by their programmes rather than by party alone.

Access to public services is available on weekdays from early morning through midday and again in the afternoon through early evening. Visitors should bring necessary documents and note that service windows are typically less crowded during early morning hours.

Norte de Santander's departmental administration is headed by Governor William Villamizar Laguado, and the departmental Assembly has 13 deputies elected every four years. The governor and Assembly hold the executive and legislative power of the department, which comprises 40 municipalities including Cúcuta, its capital.