Boavita
Sign in to saveBoavita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province. The urban centre of Boavita is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an altitude of and a distance of from the department capital Tunja. The municipality borders Capitanejo, Santander, and the Nevado River in the north, San Mateo and La Uvita in the east, Tipacoque and Soatá in the west and Susacón in the south.
Key facts
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- 2114
- Settlement.name
- Boavita
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and town
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- Foto de la iglesia de Boavita.jpg
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- Church of Boavita
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- Flag of Boavita (Boyacá).svg
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- Boavita escudo.jpg
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- Colombia - Boyaca - Boavita.svg
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- 250px
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- Location of the municipality and town of Boavita in the Boyacá department of Colombia
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- 300
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Department
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- Boyacá Department
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- Province
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- Northern Boyacá Province
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- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Boyacá Department
- Population
- 7079
- Area
- 159
- Elevation
- 2114
- Official website
- www.boavita-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Foto de la iglesia de Boavita.jpg
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- Commons category
- Boavita
- inception
- 1613-02-09
- language of work or name
- Chibchan
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Boavita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province. The urban centre of Boavita is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an altitude of and a distance of from the department capital Tunja. The municipality borders Capitanejo, Santander, and the Nevado River in the north, San Mateo and La Uvita in the east, Tipacoque and Soatá in the west and Susacón in the south.
== Etymology == The name of Boavita is derived from Chibcha and doesn't mean "good life", but rather "Point on the hill worshipping the Sun" or "Gate of the Sun".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boavita” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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