Boyacá Department
department of Colombia
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Summary
Boyacá Department is a department of Colombia[1]. It draws 1,810 Wikipedia views per month (department of colombia category, ranking #10 of 32).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Colombia[3]
- Country: Colombia[4]
- Capital: Tunja[5]
- Shares border with: Casanare Department[6], Antioquia[7], Santander Department[8], Norte de Santander Department[9], Arauca Department[10], Cundinamarca Department[11], Caldas Department[12], Apure[13]
- Anthem: Anthem of Boyaca[14]
- Flag: flag of the Department of Boyacá[15]
- Legislative body: departmental assembly of Boyacá[16]
- Executive body: office of the governor of Boyacá department[17]
- Coat of arms: Escudo de Boyacá[18]
- Commons category: Boyacá Department[19]
- Inception: January 1, 1858[20]
- Official website: http://www.boyaca.gov.co/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boyacá Department[22]
- Population: 1,242,731[23]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Boyacá Department[24]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Official name: Departamento de Boyacá[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the department of Boyacá[27]
- Category for people who died here: Q9679417[28]
- Native label: Departamento de Boyacá[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Boyacá Department[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 2427 m[31]
- Area: 23,189 km²[32]
- Language used: Central Tunebo[33], Western Tunebo[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Boyacá Department include Vuelta a Boyacá[35], a cycling race[36], in Colombia[37], founded in 1976[38].
Why It Matters
Boyacá Department has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include Vuelta a Boyacá[35], a cycling race[36], in Colombia[37], founded in 1976[38].