Boyacá Department

Summary

Boyacá Department is a department of Colombia^[1]. It draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #10 of 32).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boyacá Department is located in Colombia^[3].
• Boyacá Department is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Boyacá Department's image is recorded as Imagen Tomada desde cerro de monserrate en Cuítiva - panoramio.jpg^[5].
• Boyacá Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[6].
• Boyacá Department's capital is recorded as Tunja^[7].
• Boyacá Department's flag image is recorded as Flag of Boyacá Department.svg^[8].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Casanare Department^[9].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Antioquia^[10].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Santander Department^[11].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Norte de Santander Department^[12].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Arauca Department^[13].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Cundinamarca Department^[14].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Caldas Department^[15].
• Boyacá Department's shares border with is recorded as Apure^[16].
• Boyacá Department's anthem is recorded as Anthem of Boyaca^[17].
• Boyacá Department's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo de Boyacá.svg^[18].
• Boyacá Department's flag is recorded as flag of the Department of Boyacá^[19].
• Boyacá Department's legislative body is recorded as departmental assembly of Boyacá^[20].
• Boyacá Department's executive body is recorded as office of the governor of Boyacá department^[21].
• Boyacá Department's coat of arms is recorded as Q8777868^[22].
• Boyacá Department's locator map image is recorded as Boyaca in Colombia (mainland).svg^[23].
• Boyacá Department's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80013621^[24].
• Boyacá Department's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12161354v^[25].
• Boyacá Department's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as CO-BOY^[26].
• Boyacá Department's Commons category is recorded as Boyacá Department^[27].

Body

Geography

Boyacá Department is in the country of Colombia^[4]. It is located in Colombia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Boyacá Department's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23189'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2427'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+1242731'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Boyacá Department's instance of is recorded as department of Colombia^[6].

History and Context

+1858-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boyacá Department^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Boyacá Department include Vuelta a Boyacá^[32], a cycling race^[33], in Colombia^[34], founded in 1976^[35].

Why It Matters

Boyacá Department draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_colombia category, ranking #10 of 32).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Vuelta a Boyacá^[32], a cycling race^[33], in Colombia^[34], founded in 1976^[35].