Pajarito, Boyacá
Pajarito | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality and town of Pajarito in the Boyacá department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | La Libertad Province |
| Founded | 1 January 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Noé Riveros López (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 322 km2 (124 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 1,719 | |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 725 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Pajarito is a town and municipality in the La Libertad Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The municipality, situated in the southeast of the department borders Labranzagrande and Aquitania of the department of Boyacá and Yopal, Recetor and Aguazul of the department of Casanare. The urban centre is located at a distance of 147 kilometres (91 mi) from the department capital Tunja at an altitude of 800 metres (2,600 ft) in a tight valley, not allowing much expansion of the urban area. The centre is experiencing periodic landslides.