Boyacá, Boyacá
Boyacá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Church of Boyacá | |
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 | |
| 48 km2 (19 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,420 m (7,940 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 4,472 | |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 403 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| 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 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.