Duitama
Duitama | |
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Municipality and city | |
Top: Pueblito Boyacense, Second: Duitama rural area, Third: Briceño-Tunja-Sogamoso Highway, Fourth: Skyline Duitama, Fifth: Antonio Nariño University - Duitama Campus, Bottom: Onion cultivation in the south of Duitama | |
| Nickname(s): Perla de Boyacá ("Pearl of Boyacá") | |
Location of the town and municipality of Duitama in Boyacá Department | |
| Coordinates: 5°50′N 73°01′W / 5.833°N 73.017°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá |
| Province | Tundama Province |
| Founded | Pre-Conquest |
| Erected | July 27, 1819 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Jose Luis Bohórquez López (2024–2027) |
| Area | |
| 266.93 km2 (103.06 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,590 m (8,500 ft) |
| Population (2023 est.) | |
| 131,591 | |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 114,192 |
| • Urban density | 9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Duitamense |
| Postal code | 150461-69 |
| Area code | +7 |
| Website | Official website |
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Duitama (Spanish pronunciation: [dwiˈtama]) is a city and municipality in the department of Boyacá. It's the capital of the Tundama Province. Duitama is located 195 kilometres (121 mi) northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia and 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá. In 2023 Duitama had an estimated population of 131,591.