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Boyac is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".


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


Postage stamps

Although Boyac had the right to issue its own postage stamps, it used the stamps of Colombia until 1902, when it issued a stamp honoring Diego Mendoza Perez. It issued a few more, the last coming in 1904. The stamps themselves remain commonly available, but authentic uses on cover are rare.


Municipalities

  1. Almeida
  2. Aquitania
  3. Arcabuco
  4. Belen
  5. Berbeo
  6. Beteitiva
  7. Boavita
  8. Boyaca
  9. Briceno
  10. Buenavista
  11. Busbanza
  12. Caldas
  13. Campohermoso
  14. Cerinza
  15. Chinavita
  16. Chiquinquira
  17. Chiquiza
  18. Chiscas
  19. Chita
  20. Chitaraque
  21. Chivata
  22. Chivor
  23. Cienega
  24. Combita
  25. Coper
  26. Corrales
  27. Covarachia
  28. Cubara
  29. Cucaita
  30. Cuitiva
  31. Duitama
  32. El Cocuy
  33. El Espino
  34. Firavitoba
  35. Floresta
  36. Gachantiva
  37. Gameza
  38. Garagoa
  39. Guacamayas
  40. Guateque
  41. Guayata
  42. Guican
  43. Iza
  44. Jenesano
  45. Jerico
  46. Labranzagrande
  47. La Capilla
  48. La Uvita
  49. La Victoria
  50. Leiva
  51. Macanal
  52. Maripi
  53. Miraflores
  54. Mongua
  55. Mongui
  56. Moniquira
  57. Motavita
  58. Muzo
  59. Nobsa
  60. Nuevo Colon
  61. Oicata
  62. Otanche
  63. Pachavita
  64. Paez
  65. Paipa
  66. Pajarito
  67. Panqueba
  68. Pauna
  69. Paya
  70. Paz de Rio
  71. Pesca
  72. Pisva
  73. Puerto Boyaca
  74. Quipama
  75. Ramiriqui
  76. Raquira
  77. Rondon
  78. Saboya
  79. Sachica
  80. Samaca
  81. San Eduardo
  82. San Jose de Pare
  83. San Luis de Gaceno
  84. San Mateo
  85. San Miguel de Sema
  86. San Pablo Borbur
  87. Santa Maria
  88. Santana
  89. Santa Rosa Viterbo
  90. Santa Sofia
  91. Sativanorte
  92. Sativasur
  93. Siachoque
  94. Soata
  95. Socha
  96. Socota
  97. Sogamoso
  98. Somondoco
  99. Sora
  100. Soraca
  101. Sotaquira
  102. Susacon
  103. Sutamarchan
  104. Sutatenza
  105. Tasco
  106. Tenza
  107. Tibana
  108. Tibasosa
  109. Tinjaca
  110. Tipacoque
  111. Toca
  112. Togui
  113. Topaga
  114. Tota
  115. Tunja
  116. Tunungua
  117. Turmeque
  118. Tuta
  119. Tutasa
  120. Umbita
  121. Ventaquemada
  122. Viracacha
  123. Zetaquira



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Boyaca - LoveToKnow 1911 (166 words)
BOYACA, or Bojaca, an inland department of Colombia, bounded by the departments of Santander and Cundinamarca on the N., W. and S., and the republic of Venezuela on the E., and having an area of 33,321 sq.
It was an important place in colonial times, and occupies the site of one of the Indian towns of this region (Hunsa), which had acquired a considerable degree of civilization before the discovery of America.
Other towns of note in the department are Chiquinquira (20,000), Moniquira (18,000), Sogamoso (10,787), and Boyaca (7000), where on the 7th of August 1819 Bolivar defeated the Spanish army and secured the independence of New Granada.
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