Güicán de la Sierra

Güicán de la Sierra, also known as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Güicán, is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It is close to the national natural park El Cocuy National Park. As of the year 2020, it has a total population of 6,426.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Güicán
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Guican de la sierra.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Güicán.jpg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo Guican Boyaca.png
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Boyaca - Guican.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Güicán in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
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References

== Etymology == The municipality was named after Güicán tribe, an indigenous people who inhabited this region and is related to the U'wa people. The name Güicán means "in the fence of the wife" in the indigenous language.