Boyacá, Boyacá
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boyacá |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Iglesia Municipio de Boyaca.JPG |
| image_caption | Church of Boyacá |
| image_flag | Flag of Boyacá (Boyacá).svg |
| image_map | Colombia - Boyaca - Boyaca.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Boyacá in the Boyacá department of Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Boyacá Department |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Márquez Province |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Rafael Antonio Rátiva Díaz |
| (2020-2023) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 8 August 1537 |
| founder | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada |
| area_total_km2 | 48 |
| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_total | 4472 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 403 |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 2420 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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Boyacá is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is located approximately 15 km 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.
Etymology
The name of both the municipality and the department, Boyacá, comes from Chibcha and means "Region of the blankets" or "Enclosure of the cacique".
History
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.
Gallery
File:Iglesia Municipio de Boyacá.jpg|Church of Boyacá File:Alcaldía Municipio de Boyaca.JPG|Council building File:Festividad en Honor a San Isidro Municipio de Boyacá.jpg|San Isidro Festival File:Huertos en Honor a San Isidro Municipio de Boyacá.JPG|Local produce at the San Isidro Festival File:Principal Park.jpg|Principal Park File:Streets of Boyacá (Boyacá).jpg|Streets of Boyacá (Boyacá)
References
Bibliography
- Senado de la República de Colombia (1989), Municipios colombianos. Bogotá: Pama Editores Ltda.
References
- {{in lang. es [http://www.boyaca-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Boyacá] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-05-30)
- es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Boyacá] - Excelsio.net
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