Bojayá

Also known as Bojaya

Bojayá () is a municipality in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Its municipal centre is Bellavista Nuevo.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bojayá
Settlement.motto: "Creatividad, Trabajo y Decisión"
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Bojayá_(Chocó).svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo_de_Bojayá-Bellavista.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Chocó - Bojayá.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: The municipality of Bojayá within the Chocó Department of Colombia. Its municipal centre, Bellavista Nuevo, is midway along its eastern edge.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chocó Department
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3693
Settlement.population_as_of: 2005
Settlement.population_note: Estimation by DANE - Government of Colombia
Settlement.population_total: 9,941
Settlement.population_urban: 4,572
Settlement.timezone: Colombia Standard Time
Settlement.utc_offset: -5

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Bojaya municipality
Bojayá massacre
Bellavista Nuevo
Bellavista Viejo
Climate
References
External links

Bojayá () is a municipality in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Its municipal centre is Bellavista Nuevo.

== Bojaya municipality == The Bojaya municipality, according to a 2005 census, has 9,941 inhabitants. 58.4% of the population of the municipality are Afro-Colombian, and 41.4% are indigenous Embera. 95.86% of the population do not have their basic needs met.

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