Puerto Boyacá is a Colombie river-port toun an municipality bu the Magdalena River in Boyacá, whaur is considered a Special Handlin Zone an aw due tae its port status. Its main industries are ile sploration an processin. In the 1980s an early 1990s Puerto Boyacá wis affectit intensively bi the Colombie Airmit Conflict.

Puerto Boyacá
Municipality an toun
Banner o Puerto Boyacá
Banner
Official seal of Puerto Boyacá
Seal
Location o the municipality an toun o Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Depairtment o Colombie.
Location o the municipality an toun o Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Depairtment o Colombie.
Puerto Boyacá is located in Colombie
Puerto Boyacá
Puerto Boyacá
Location in Colombie
Coordinates: 5°58′41″N 74°35′23″W / 5.97806°N 74.58972°W / 5.97806; -74.58972
Kintra Colombie
DepairtmentBoyacá
ProvinceBoyacá Special Handlin Zone
Foondit14 Dizember 1957
Govrenment
 • MayorFernando Rubio López
Area
 • Total1472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total43,673
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Puertoboyacense
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombie Staundart Time)
Postal code
152201-19
Area code(s)57 + 8
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)

Borders eedit

  • North wi Bolívar, Santander Depairtment
  • Wast Magdalena river wi separate o Puerto Berrío, Puerto Nare, Puerto Triunfo an Sonson municipalities o Antioquia Depairtment
  • Sooth wi Puerto Salgar an Yacopí municipalities o Cundinamarca Depairtment
  • East Municipality o Otanche (Boyacá depairtment)

Anither Facts eedit

  • Mercat Day: Sunday
  • Distance frae Tunja: 373 km
  • Elevation: 150 m
  • Extensión: 1472 km²
  • Median temperatur: 32 °C
  • Demonym: Puerto Boyacenses

Freemit airtins eedit

Coordinates: 6°00′N 74°25′W / 6.000°N 74.417°W / 6.000; -74.417