Santana, Boyacá
Santana
Santa Ana de Vélez | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality and town of Santana in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 6°3′26″N 73°28′52″W / 6.05722°N 73.48111°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Ricaurte Province |
| Founded | 14 June 1806 |
| Founded by | Antonio José Amar y Borbón |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Sánchez Rincón (2024-2027) |
| Area | |
| 67 km2 (26 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 7,692 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,348 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Santana is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, in the north of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. Santana borders Chitaraque and the Santander Department in the east, Güepsa, Santander in the west, Suaita, Santander in the north and Chitaraque and San José de Pare in the south.