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Also known as Ramiriqui

Ramiriquí is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Márquez Province. Ramiriquí borders the department capital Tunja in the north, in the south Chinavita and Zetaquirá, in the east Rondón and Ciénaga and in the west Chivatá, Tibaná and Jenesano.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ramiriquí
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
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Iglesia de Ramiriquí.jpg
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Church of Ramiriquí
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Flag of Ramiriquí (Boyacá).svg
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Colombia - Boyaca - Ramiriqui.svg
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250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Ramiriquí in the Boyacá department of Colombia
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300
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Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Boyacá Department
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Province
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Márquez Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
José Moisés Aguirre Sanabria(2020–2023)
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Founded

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Colombia
Area
146.5
Elevation
2308
Image
Iglesia de Ramiriquí.jpg
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language of work or name
Chibchan
Commons category
Ramiriquí
inception
1541-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • Born in Ramiriqui
  • Climate
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Ramiriquí is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Márquez Province. Ramiriquí borders the department capital Tunja in the north, in the south Chinavita and Zetaquirá, in the east Rondón and Ciénaga and in the west Chivatá, Tibaná and Jenesano.

== Etymology == Ramiriquí was named after the last cacique; Ramirique. In the Chibcha language of the Muisca Ramirraquí means "white earth". An alternative etymology is Ca-mi-quiquí which means "our strength over the grasslands".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ramiriquí” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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