Boyacá (Spaingie pronunciation: [boʝaˈka]) is ane o the 32 Depairtments o Colombie, an the remnant o ane o the oreeginal nine states o the "Unitit States o Colombie".

Depairtment o Boyacá

Departamento de Boyacá
Banner o Depairtment o Boyacá
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Coat of airms o Depairtment o Boyacá
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Motto(s): 
Boyacá, Duty of Everyone
(Spainyie: Boyacá, Deber de todos)
Boyacá shown in Colombie
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Coordinates: 5°32′N 73°22′W / 5.533°N 73.367°W / 5.533; -73.367
Kintra Colombie
RegionAndean Region
Established1858
CaipitalTunja
Govrenment
 • GovrenorJosé Roso Millán (Green Pairty o Colombie Option Center)
Area
 • Total23189 km2 (8,953 sq mi)
Area rank20
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total1,211,186
 • Rank13
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-BOY
Municipalities123
Websitewww.boyaca.gov.co

Boyacá is centrally locatit athin Colombie, amaist entirely athin the muntains o the Eastren Cordillera tae the border wi Venezuela, although the wastren end o the depairtment extends tae the Magdalena River at the toun o Puerto Boyacá. Boyacá borders tae the north with the Depairtment o Santander, tae the northeast wi Venezuela an the Norte de Santander, tae the east wi the Depairtments o Arauca an Casanare. tae the sooth, Boyacá borders wi the depairtment o Cundinamarca an tae the wast wi the depairtment o Antioquia coverin a total aurie o 23,102 km² (8,880 sq mi). The caipital o Boyacá is the ceety o Tunja.

Boyacá is kent as "The Laund o Freedom" acause this region wis the scene o a series o battles which led tae Colombie's unthirldom frae Spain. The first ane teuk place on 25 Julie 1819 in the Pantano de Vargas an the feenal an decisive battle kent as the Battle o Boyacá wis focht on 7 August 1819 at Puente de Boyacá.

Provinces an Municipalities eedit

 
Tunja, Caipital o the Depairtment o Boyacá
 
Los Lanceros
 
Villa de Leyva
 
Toun o Boyacá - Monguí.

There are 13 provinces an twa special destricts in the Boyacá Department, listed below with their 123 municipalities. The depairtment haes 123 corregimientos an aw, 185 police inspectorates an numerous touns an smaw veelages spread throuoot the territory.

Municipalities are groupit intae 45 notar circuits wi 53 notars public an aw. Ane circuit main registry based in the caipital o the depairtment; Tunja an 13 ither minor registries spread athort the territory.

Central eedit

  1. Cómbita
  2. Cucaita
  3. Chiquiza
  4. Chivatá
  5. Motavita
  6. Oicatá
  7. Siachoque
  8. Samacá
  9. Sora
  10. Soracá
  11. Sotaquira
  12. Toca
  13. Tunja
  14. Tuta
  15. Ventaquemada

Northren eedit

  1. Boavita
  2. Covarachía
  3. La Uvita
  4. San Mateo
  5. Sativanorte
  6. Sativasur
  7. Soatá
  8. Susacón
  9. Tipacoque

Wastren eedit

  1. Briceño
  2. Buenavista
  3. Caldas
  4. Chiquinquirá
  5. Coper
  6. La Victoria
  7. Maripí
  8. Muzo
  9. Otanche
  10. Pauna
  11. Quípama
  12. Saboyá
  13. San Miguel de Sema
  14. San Pablo de Borbur
  15. Tununguá

Eastren eedit

  1. Almeida
  2. Chivor
  3. Guateque
  4. Guayatá
  5. La Capilla
  6. Somondoco
  7. Sutatenza
  8. Tenza

Gutiérrez eedit

  1. Chiscas
  2. El Cocuy
  3. El Espino
  4. Guacamayas
  5. Güicán
  6. Panqueba

La Libertad eedit

  1. Labranzagrande
  2. Pajarito
  3. Paya
  4. Pisba

Lengupá eedit

  1. Berbeo
  2. Campohermoso
  3. Miraflores
  4. Páez
  5. San Eduardo
  6. Zetaquirá

Márquez eedit

  1. Boyacá
  2. Ciénaga
  3. Jenesano
  4. Nuevo Colón
  5. Ramiriquí
  6. Rondón
  7. Tibaná
  8. Turmequé
  9. Úmbita
  10. Viracachá

Neira eedit

  1. Chinavita
  2. Garagoa
  3. Macanal
  4. Pachavita
  5. San Luis de Gaceno
  6. Santa María

Ricaurte eedit

  1. Arcabuco
  2. Chitaraque
  3. Gachantivá
  4. Moniquirá
  5. Ráquira
  6. Sáchica
  7. San José de Pare
  8. Santa Sofía
  9. Santana
  10. Sutamarchán
  11. Tinjacá
  12. Togüí
  13. Villa de Leyva

Sugamuxi eedit

  1. Aquitania
  2. Cuitiva
  3. Firavitoba
  4. Gámeza
  5. Iza
  6. Mongua
  7. Monguí
  8. Nobsa
  9. Pesca
  10. Sogamoso
  11. Tibasosa
  12. Tópaga
  13. Tota

Tundama eedit

  1. Belén
  2. Busbanzá
  3. Cerinza
  4. Corrales
  5. Duitama
  6. Floresta
  7. Paipa
  8. Santa Rosa de Viterbo
  9. Tutasá

Valderrama eedit

  1. Beteitiva
  2. Chita
  3. Jericó
  4. Paz de Río
  5. Socotá
  6. Socha
  7. Tasco

Frontier Destrict eedit

  1. Cubará

Special Handlin Zone eedit

  1. Puerto Boyacá

Notes eedit

Freemit airtins eedit