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Lengupá Province

Coordinates: 5°11′47″N 73°08′40″W / 5.19639°N 73.14444°W / 5.19639; -73.14444
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Lengupá Province
Provincia de Lengupá
Waterfall in Zetaquira
Waterfall in Zetaquira
Etymology: Lengupá River
Location of Lengupá Province in Colombia
Location of Lengupá Province in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°11′47″N 73°08′40″W / 5.19639°N 73.14444°W / 5.19639; -73.14444
CountryColombia
DepartmentBoyacá
CapitalMiraflores
Municipalities6
Area
 • Total1,645 km2 (635 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (COT)
Indigenous groupsMuisca
Tegua

The Lengupá Province is a province of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The province is formed by 6 municipalities.

Etymology

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The name of the province and the Lengupá River, after which the province is named,[1] is possibly derived from the Chibcha words Len: "site"; Gua: "of the river"; Paba: "father" or "chief".[2]

Subdivision

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Lengupá Province comprises 6 municipalities:

References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Provincia de Lengupá
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Etymology Lengupá