Boyacá, Boyacá Facts for Kids

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Boyacá

Municipality and town

Church of Boyacá

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Location of the municipality and town of Boyacá in the Boyacá department of Colombia

Country

Colombia

Department

Boyacá Department

Province

Márquez Province

Founded

8 August 1537

Founded by

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Area

• Municipality and town

48 km² (19 sq mi)

Elevation

2,420 m (7,940 ft)

Population

(2015)

• Municipality and town

4,472

• Density

93.2/km² (241.3/sq mi)

• Urban

403

Time zone

UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Website

Official website: http://www.boyaca-boyaca.gov.co/

Boyacá is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Tunja, the capital of the department. Boyacá limits Tunja and Soracá in the north, Jenesano in the south, Nuevo Colón and Ramiriquí in the west and Ventaquemada in the east.

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Etymology

The name of both the municipality and the department, Boyacá, comes from Chibcha and means "Region of the blankets" or "Enclosure of the cacique".

History

Boyacá in the times before the Spanish conquest was ruled by the zaque of nearby Hunza, the ruler of the Muisca, who were organised in their loose Muisca Confederation.

Modern Boyacá was founded on August 8, 1537, by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who was searching for the mythical El Dorado.