Boyacá, Boyacá
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boyacá is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Tunja, the capital of the department. Boyacá limits Tunja and Soracá in the north, Jenesano in the south, Nuevo Colón and Ramiriquí in the west and Ventaquemada in the east.[1]
Boyacá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Márquez Province |
Founded | 8 August 1537 |
Founded by | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rafael Antonio Rátiva Díaz (2020-2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,420 m (7,940 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 4,472 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Urban | 403 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
The name of both the municipality and the department, Boyacá, comes from Chibcha and means "Region of the blankets" or "Enclosure of the cacique".[1][2]
Boyacá in the times before the Spanish conquest was ruled by the zaque of nearby Hunza, the ruler of the Muisca, who were organised in their loose Muisca Confederation.
Modern Boyacá was founded on August 8, 1537, by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who was searching for the mythical El Dorado.[1]
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