Puerto Boyacá

Puerto Boyacá
—  Municipality and town  —
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Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Puerto Boyacá Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°0′N 74°25′W
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Boyacá Special Handling Zone
Area
• Total	1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Handling Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing. In the 1980s and early 1990s Puerto Boyacá was affected intensively by the Colombian Armed Conflict.

Borders

• North with Bolívar, Santander Department
• West Magdalena river with separate of Puerto Berrío, Puerto Nare, Puerto Triunfo and Sonson municipalities of Antioquia Department
• South with Puerto Salgar and Yacopí municipalities of Cundinamarca Department
• East Municipality of Otanche (Boyacá department)

Another Facts

• Market Day: Sunday
• Distance from Tunja: 373 km
• Elevation: 150 m
• Extensión: 1472 km²
• Median temperature: 32 °C
• Demonym: Puerto Boyacenses

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  Puerto Boyaca typical street

External links

• Puerto Boyaca Municipality official Site (Spanish)

See also: List of municipalities in Boyacá