Samacá
Samacá | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of Samacá | |
Location of the municipality and town of Samacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Central Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 1 January 1556 |
| Founded by | Juan de los Barrios |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Alberto Aponte Gómez (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 172.9 km2 (66.8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,660 m (8,730 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 19,907 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,908 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Samacá is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It borders Cucaita, Tunja and Ventaquemada in the east, Ráquira in the west, Sáchica, Sora and Cucaita in the north and Ventaquemada, Ráquira and Guachetá, Cundinamarca in the south.