Boyacá, Boyacá

For other uses, see Boyacá.

Boyacá
Municipality and town
Church of Boyacá
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Location of the municipality and town of Boyacá in the Boyacá department of Colombia
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

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.

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

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  Church of Boyacá
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  Council building
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  San Isidro Festival
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  Local produce at the San Isidro Festival
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  Principal Park
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  Streets of Boyacá (Boyacá)

Bibliography

• Senado de la República de Colombia (1989), Municipios colombianos. Bogotá: Pama Editores Ltda. ISBN 958-9077-02-1