Puerto Boyacá Explained

Puerto Boyacá, Boyacá, Colombia
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Boyacá Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Boyacá Special Handling Zone
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jicly Esgardo Mutis Isaza
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 14, 1957
Area Total Km2:1514
Area Urban Km2:4.08
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Total:46736
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:32979
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Puertoboyacense
Coordinates:5.9781°N -74.5897°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation M:145
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:152201-19
Area Code:57 + 8
Website:Official website

Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Trade 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

Born in Puerto Boyacá

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Climate

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6°N -99°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/boyaca/15572/ Citypopulation.de