Puerto Boyacá
Puerto Boyacá, Boyacá, Colombia | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°58′41″N 74°35′23″W / 5.97806°N 74.58972°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Boyacá Special Handling Zone |
| Founded | December 14, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jicly Esgardo Mutis Isaza (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 1,514 km2 (585 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| 46,736 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 32,979 |
| • Urban density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Puertoboyacense |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 152201-19 |
| Area code | 57 + 8 |
| Website | Official website |
Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Trade Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Puerto Boyacá was affected intensively by the Colombian Armed Conflict.