The busy highway across the Simón Bolívar International Bridge linking the cities of Cúcuta, Colombia, and San Cristóbal, Venezuela, passes through San Antonio del Táchira, making it an important gateway between the two nations.

This city is the shire town of the Municipio Bolívar de Táchira and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,171.

[1] General Simón Bolívar passed through this city during his Admirable Campaign on March 1, 1813.

The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Juan Vicente Cañas Alviarez, elected in 2004 with 48% of the vote.

The Simón Bolívar International Bridge, crossing the Táchira River leads to Cúcuta in Colombia.