Garagoa
Sign in to saveGaragoa () is a town and municipality in Colombia, located in the Boyacá Department. It covers an area of 191.75 km2 and the urban centre is located at an altitude of above sea level. Parts of the municipality reach altitudes of . It is the capital of the province of Neira. It is also the seat of the Diocese of Garagoa of the Catholic Church. The municipality is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes and borders Chinavita in the north, Macanal in the south, Tenza and Sutatenza in the west and Miraflores and Chinavita in the east.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Garagoa is referenced by 151 other articles, and connects out to Puerto Boyacá, Colombia and coffee.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under 1809 establishments in the Spanish Empire, Municipalities of Boyacá Department and Populated places established in 1809.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Garagoa
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Catedral Garagoa Año 2007.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of Garagoa
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Garagoa.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo de Garagoa.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Colombia - Boyaca - Garagoa.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the town and municipality of Garagoa in Boyacá Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Colombia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Boyacá
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Neira
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 5 October 1809
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Fabio Augusto Arévalo(2020–2023)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Boyacá Department
- Area
- 191.75
- Elevation
- 1685
- Capital of
- Neira Province
- Official website
- www.garagoa-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Catedral Garagoa Año 2007.jpg
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- Commons category
- Garagoa
- inception
- 1809-10-05
- language of work or name
- Chibchan
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Encyclopedic overview
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Garagoa () is a town and municipality in Colombia, located in the Boyacá Department. It covers an area of 191.75 km2 and the urban centre is located at an altitude of above sea level. Parts of the municipality reach altitudes of . It is the capital of the province of Neira. It is also the seat of the Diocese of Garagoa of the Catholic Church. The municipality is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes and borders Chinavita in the north, Macanal in the south, Tenza and Sutatenza in the west and Miraflores and Chinavita in the east.
== Etymology == Garagoa in Chibcha means "Behind the hill" or "On the other side of the hill".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garagoa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
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