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Boyacá Department

{{CoDepartment infobox|name=Boyacá
flag=Boyacá, Colombia (bandera).svgcoa=blank.pngmap=Boyacá, Colombia (localización).pngmotto=capital=Tunjagovernor=Jorge Eduardo Londoñoarea=23,189population=1,411,239density=61adjective=Boyacá is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".

Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera, although the western end of the department extends to the Magdalena River at the town of Puerto Boyacá.It has an area of 23,102 km² (8,880 sq mi). The capital city is Tunja.

Boyacá is known as "The Land of Freedom" because this region was the scene of the battles which won Colombia's independence from the Spanish. The first took place on 20 July 1810 in the Pantano de Vargas and the final and decisive battle was fought on 7 August 1819 at Puente de Boyacá.

Boyacá is home to three universities: the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC), the Universidad de Boyacá (UNIBOYACA), and the Universidad Santo Tomás.

Postage stamps

See : Postage stamps of Boyacá

Provinces and Municipalities

There are 13 provinces and two special district in Boyacá Department. Listed here with their municipalities.{|valign="top" width="33%"|

Centro

#Cómbita#Cucaita#Chiquiza#Chivatá#Motavita#Oicatá#Siachoque#Samacá#Sora#Soracá#Sotaquirá#Toca#Tunja#Tuta#Ventaquemada

Norte

#Boavita #Covarachía #La Uvita #San Mateo #Sativanorte #Sativasur #Soatá #Susacón #Tipacoque

Occidente

#Briceño#Buenavista #Caldas #Chiquinquirá#Coper #La Victoria #Maripí #Muzo#Otanche #Pauna #Quipama #Saboyá #San Miguel de Sema #San Pablo de Borbur #Tununguá

Oriente

#Almeida #Chivor #Guateque #Guayatá #La Capilla #Somondoco #Sutatenza #Tenza
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Gutiérrez

#Chiscas #El Cocuy y Chita #El Espino #Guacamayas #Güicán #Panqueba

La Libertad

#Labranzagrande #Pajarito #Paya #Pisba

Lengupá

#Berbeo #Campohermoso #Miraflores #Páez #San Eduardo #Zetaquirá

Márquez

#Boyacá#Ciénaga #Jenesano #Nuevo Colón #Ramiriquí#Rondón #Tibaná #Turmequé #Úmbita #Viracachá

Neira

#Chinavita #Garagoa #Macanal #Pachavita #San Luis de Gaceno #Santa María

Ricaurte

#Arcabuco #Chitaranque #Gachantivá #Moniquirá#Ráquira#Sáchica #San José de Pare#Santa Sofía #Santana #Sutamarchán #Tinjacá #Togüí#Leiva with the town Villa de Leyva
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Sugamuxi

#Aquitania #Cuitiva#Firavitoba #Gámeza #Iza #Mongua #Monguí #Nobsa #Pesca #Sogamoso #Tibasosa #Tópaga #Tota

Tundama

#Belén #Busbanzá #Cerinza #Corrales #Duitama#Floresta #Paipa#Santa Rosa de Viterbo #Tutasá

Valderrama

#Beteitiva #Chita #Jericó#Paz de Río#Socotá #Socha #Tasco

Distrito fronterizo (Frontier District)

#Cubará

Zona de manejo especial (Special Handling Zone)

#Puerto Boyacá

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