Boyacá
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Boyacá is one of the 32 departments of Colombia. It is in the central northeastern part of the country, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end of the department extends to the Magdalena River. Its capital is Tunja.
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Boyaca Department
Departamento de Boyacá | |
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Department of Colombia | |
Coordinates: 5°32′N 73°22′W | |
Country | Colombia |
Capital | Tunja |
Municipalities | 123 |
Government | |
• Governor | Carlos Andrés Amaya Rodríguez |
Area | |
• Total | 23,189 km2 (8,953 sq mi) |
Population (2005)[4] | |
• Total | 1,255,311 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Demonym | Boyacense |
Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC) |
Postal code | 15 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-BOY |
Website | Gobernación de Boyacá |
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Boyacá is known as "The Land of Freedom" because in this region there were several battles that resulted in the independence of Colombia from Spain.