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Puerto Boyacá

Coordinates: 6°00′N 74°25′W / 6.000°N 74.417°W / 6.000; -74.417
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Puerto Boyacá
Municipality and town
Flag of Puerto Boyacá
Official seal of Puerto Boyacá
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceBoyacá Special Handling Zone
FoundedDecember 14, 1957
Government
 • MayorFernando Rubio López
Area
 • Total
1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
55,286[1]
DemonymPuertoboyacense
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Postal code
152201-19
Area code57 + 8
WebsiteOfficial website Template:Es

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)

More Facts

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

References

  1. ^ Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE). Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

6°00′N 74°25′W / 6.000°N 74.417°W / 6.000; -74.417