Villa de Leyva

Summary

Villa de Leyva is a municipality of Colombia^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Villa de Leyva is located in Boyacá Department^[3].
• Villa de Leyva is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Villa de Leyva's instance of is recorded as municipality of Colombia^[5].
• Villa de Leyva's Commons category is recorded as Villa de Leyva^[6].
• Villa de Leyva's language of work or name is recorded as Indo-European^[7].
• January 1, 1572 marks the founding of Villa de Leyva^[8].
• Villa de Leyva's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.6330555555556, 'lon': -73.525555555556}^[9].
• Villa de Leyva's official website is recorded as http://www.villadeleyva-boyaca.gov.co/^[10].
• Villa de Leyva's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Villa de Leyva^[11].
• Villa de Leyva's Commons gallery is recorded as Villa de Leyva^[12].
• Villa de Leyva has a population of {'amount': '+21953'}^[13].
• Villa de Leyva's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Villa de Leyva'}^[14].
• Villa de Leyva's category for people who died here is recorded as Q9690705^[15].
• Villa de Leyva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Villa de Leyva'}^[16].
• Villa de Leyva sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2000'}^[17].
• Villa de Leyva covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+128'}^[18].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Villa de Leyva covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+128'}^[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2000'}^[17]. It has a population of {'amount': '+21953'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Villa de Leyva's instance of is recorded as municipality of Colombia^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1572 marks the founding of Villa de Leyva^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Villa de Leyva include Leivanectes^[19], a monotypic fossil taxon^[20].

Why It Matters

Villa de Leyva ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include Leivanectes^[19], a monotypic fossil taxon^[20].