Güicán
Municipality in the department of Boyacá, Colombia
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::summary Municipality in the department of Boyacá, Colombia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Guican de la sierra.jpg |
| image_flag | Bandera de Güicán.jpg |
| image_seal | Escudo Guican Boyaca.png |
| image_map | Colombia - Boyaca - Guican.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Güicán in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. |
| pushpin_map | Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Boyacá |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Gutiérrez |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Juan de Jesús Estupiñan Pérez |
| (2020-2023) | |
| established_date | February 26, 1756 |
| area_total_km2 | 934.04 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 6426 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| coordinates | |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 3492 |
| official_name | Guicán de la Sierra |
| timezone1 | COT |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 151440 |
| :: |
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Güicán de la Sierra, also known as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Güicán, is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It is close to the national natural park El Cocuy National Park.{{Cite web | last = Paz | first = Manuel María | title = View of the Snow-capped Mount Chita and of the Great Snowfields near Güicán, Province of Tundama | work = World Digital Library | access-date = 2014-05-21 | url = http://www.wdl.org/en/item/9028
Etymology
The municipality was named after Güicán tribe, an indigenous people who inhabited this region and is related to the U'wa people. The name Güicán means "in the fence of the wife" in the indigenous language.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Guican_monumento.jpg" caption="Monument to the indigenous dignity of Güicán"] ::
The conquistador of this territory was Hernán Pérez de Quesada, who arrived with his troops in search of gold. The aborigines withdrew behind the Sierra Nevada to escape from the Spanish. The municipality was founded by a Jesuit friar Miguel Blasco on February 26, 1756.
Geography
The municipality borders Chiscas and Cubará on the north, Fortul and Saravena on the east, Tame and El Cocuy on the south, as well as Panqueba and El Espino on the west. Its average elevation is at 3,492 meters above the sea level.
Climate
Güicán has a Tundra Climate (ET). It receives the most amount of rainfall in April, with 244 mm of average precipitation; and the least in January, with 83 mm of average precipitation.
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Güicán, elevation 2963 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 20.1 |Feb high C = 20.6 |Mar high C = 20.2 |Apr high C = 18.8 |May high C = 18.4 |Jun high C = 18.3 |Jul high C = 18.1 |Aug high C = 18.5 |Sep high C = 18.7 |Oct high C = 18.5 |Nov high C = 18.4 |Dec high C = 19.2 | year high C = 18.9 |Jan mean C = 13.5 |Feb mean C = 13.6 |Mar mean C = 13.7 |Apr mean C = 13.4 |May mean C = 13.2 |Jun mean C = 13.0 |Jul mean C = 12.9 |Aug mean C = 12.9 |Sep mean C = 12.9 |Oct mean C = 12.9 |Nov mean C = 12.9 |Dec mean C = 13.2 | year mean C = 13.2 |Jan low C = 7.3 |Feb low C = 7.6 |Mar low C = 8.1 |Apr low C = 8.8 |May low C = 9.1 |Jun low C = 8.8 |Jul low C = 8.3 |Aug low C = 8.1 |Sep low C = 8.2 |Oct low C = 8.3 |Nov low C = 8.2 |Dec low C = 7.6 | year low C = 8.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 28.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 41.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 83.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 119.2 |May precipitation mm = 138.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 91.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 82.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 91.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 103.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 135.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 103.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 51.2 |year precipitation mm = 1032.7 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 8 | Feb precipitation days = 10 | Mar precipitation days = 15 | Apr precipitation days = 19 | May precipitation days = 23 | Jun precipitation days = 22 | Jul precipitation days = 22 | Aug precipitation days = 21 | Sep precipitation days = 20 | Oct precipitation days = 22 | Nov precipitation days = 19 | Dec precipitation days = 13 | year precipitation days = 206 | Jan humidity = 81 | Feb humidity = 80 | Mar humidity = 82 | Apr humidity = 85 | May humidity = 87 | Jun humidity = 87 | Jul humidity = 86 | Aug humidity = 85 | Sep humidity = 85 | Oct humidity = 85 | Nov humidity = 86 | Dec humidity = 83 | year humidity = 84 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date=3 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Güicán (Sierra Nevada Cocuy), elevation 3716 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 13.2 |Feb high C = 12.4 |Mar high C = 12.2 |Apr high C = 11.4 |May high C = 11.1 |Jun high C = 11.2 |Jul high C = 11.2 |Aug high C = 11.3 |Sep high C = 11.3 |Oct high C = 11.2 |Nov high C = 11.4 |Dec high C = 12.0 | year high C = 11.7 |Jan mean C = 7.2 |Feb mean C = 6.9 |Mar mean C = 7 |Apr mean C = 6.8 |May mean C = 6.7 |Jun mean C = 6.7 |Jul mean C = 6.6 |Aug mean C = 6.6 |Sep mean C = 6.6 |Oct mean C = 6.5 |Nov mean C = 6.6 |Dec mean C = 6.9 | year mean C = 6.8 |Jan low C = -0.5 |Feb low C = -0.1 |Mar low C = 0.8 |Apr low C = 1.3 |May low C = 1.7 |Jun low C = 1.7 |Jul low C = 1.4 |Aug low C = 1.4 |Sep low C = 1.4 |Oct low C = 1.4 |Nov low C = 1.3 |Dec low C = 0.6 | year low C = 1.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 23.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 38.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 64.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 120.7 |May precipitation mm = 138.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 98.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 82.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 90.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 103.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 128.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 99.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 53.7 |year precipitation mm = 1031 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 6 | Feb precipitation days = 9 | Mar precipitation days = 11 | Apr precipitation days = 18 | May precipitation days = 23 | Jun precipitation days = 21 | Jul precipitation days = 20 | Aug precipitation days = 20 | Sep precipitation days = 20 | Oct precipitation days = 21 | Nov precipitation days = 18 | Dec precipitation days = 13 | year precipitation days = 193 | Jan humidity = 84 | Feb humidity = 84 | Mar humidity = 84 | Apr humidity = 85 | May humidity = 85 | Jun humidity = 85 | Jul humidity = 86 | Aug humidity = 86 | Sep humidity = 86 | Oct humidity = 86 | Nov humidity = 86 | Dec humidity = 85 | year humidity = 85 |Jan sun = 220.1 |Feb sun = 183.5 |Mar sun = 164.3 |Apr sun = 108.0 |May sun = 96.1 |Jun sun = 117.0 |Jul sun = 145.7 |Aug sun = 139.5 |Sep sun = 111.0 |Oct sun = 105.4 |Nov sun = 129.0 |Dec sun = 186.0 |year sun = |Jand sun = 7.1 |Febd sun = 6.5 |Mard sun = 5.3 |Aprd sun = 3.6 |Mayd sun = 3.1 |Jund sun = 3.9 |Juld sun = 4.7 |Augd sun = 4.5 |Sepd sun = 3.7 |Octd sun = 3.4 |Novd sun = 4.3 |Decd sun = 6.0 |yeard sun = |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date=3 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}
Galleries
File:Rio Concavo Guican.JPG|Río Cóncavo as it passes through Güicán. File:Guican Rural.JPG|View of the rural sector of Güicán. File:ALTAR IGLESIA DE GUCAN - panoramio.jpg|Main altar of the Sanctuary of the Morenita Virgin File:NORMAL SUPERIOR NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL ROSARIO - GÜICÁN.JPG|Old physical plant of the ENS Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Güicán.
References
References
- "COLOMBIA. PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN MUNICIPALES POR ÁREA".
- "BOYACÁ-GÜICÁN".
- Fajardo, José del Rey. (2006). "Los Jesuitas en Venezuela: Las misiones germen de la nacionalidad". Universidad Catolica Andres.
- "Nuestro Municipio, Información general".
- "Güicán topographic map, elevation, terrain".
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