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.
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)
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 191.75
- Elevation
- 1685
- Official website
- www.garagoa-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Catedral Garagoa Año 2007.jpg
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- Garagoa
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- 1809-10-05
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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".
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