Duitama

Duitama
Duitama Center Duitama Center
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Nickname:  Perla de Boyaca (The Pearl of Boyaca)
Location of the town and municipality of Duitama in Boyacá Department.
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá
Province	Tundama Province
Founded	1556 - 1775 (Doctrinal Center)
Established	July 27, 1819
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Francklyn Alfredo Rincon Galvis [1]
Area
• Total	186 km2 (72 sq mi)
Elevation	2,530 m (8,300 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	120,000
• Density	645.1/km2 (1,671/sq mi)
	*Census of the population in Duitama[2]
Website	http://www.duitama.gov.co

Duitama (IPA: [dwiˈtama]) is a city and municipality in the Boyacá department, part of the Tundama Province a subregion of Boyaca. It is located some 170 kilometres northeast of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia and 55 kilometres northest of Tunja, the capital city of Boyaca. Duitama has existed since pre-Columbian times. According to the local oral tradition the city was founded by the Muisca Chief Tundama. The city has a population of about 120,000 people. The elevation of the city is around 2,500 m above sea level and the average temperature is 18°C (65°F). Duitama is known as "the pearl of Boyacá".

History

Pre-Columbian

See also: Muisca

The same as the European countries, the muiscas had an established political society[3]; they also had religious beliefs, and an established economic system.

Before the discovery of America, Tundama (Duitama) was governed by the cacique Tundama. Nemequene (the Zaque) was the leader of the "north" and his establishment was Hunza (Tunja). Though the Zaque was considered the king of the north (in which also was located Duitama) he hasn't an absolute control on the population; though he was considered a person of great power and a holy person.

UCI Road World Championships, Men

In 1995, Duitama was the UCI Road World Championship host. the race had 265 km, the circuit had 17 km and all race had 15 laps

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POSITIONS:

Winner: Abraham Olano

Second Place: Miguel Induráin

Third Place: Marco Pantani

Duitama was the second site in latinamerica from host this championship, the first place was San Cristobal in Venezuela (1977). before the race, all people decorate the street with world country's flags.

Gallery

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Image:Pueblito boyacense2.JPG|"Pueblito Boyacense"

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