| Togüí | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boyacá Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ricaurte Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | German Augusto Sánchez Sánchez (2020–2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 23 September 1821 |
| Founder: | Francisco de Paula Santander |
| Area Total Km2: | 118 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 6 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 4966 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 760 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 1650 |
| Website: | Official website |
Togüí (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province. The municipality is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an altitude of 1650m (5,410feet). It borders the municipalities of San José de Pare, Arcabuco, Moniquirá, Chitaraque and Gámbita.[1]
Togüí in Chibcha means either "river of the wife" or "house of the dog".[2] [1]
The area of Togüí before the Spanish conquest was governed by the zaque of Hunza, the present-day capital of Boyacá at 60km (40miles) away.
Modern Togüí was founded on September 23, 1821, by Francisco de Paula Santander.[1]
The mayor of Togüí, who was elected at the regional elections of October 2015, Jansson Téllez Rodríguez, has been accused of fraud and internalized.[3] [4] Upon this, Pedro Pablo Salas has been installed as interim mayor.[5]
Main economical activities of Togüí are agriculture and livestock farming. Agricultural products cultivated in the rural areas of the municipality are coffee, sugar cane, maize, bananas and yuca.[1]