Country Colombia Founded 4 May 1807 Website Official website Local time Thursday 7:22 PM Province Neira Province | Department Boyacá Department Elevation 1,680.3 m (5,512.8 ft) Area 199.5 km² Population 4,821 (2015) | |
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Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 18°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Macanal is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Neira Province. The urban centre is located in the Tenza Valley in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an altitude of 1,680.3 metres (5,513 ft) but parts of the municipality reach altitudes of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). It borders Campohermoso in the east, Almeida in the west, Garagoa in the north and in the south Santa María and Chivor.
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Map of Macanal, Boyac%C3%A1, Colombia
Etymology
The name Macanal is either derived from the Chibcha word Macana, meaning garrote, or from the Macana palm tree.
History
The area of Macanal was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of different rulers of the Muisca. The zaque of Hunza ruled over Macanal.
Modern Macanal was founded on May 4, 1807.
Geology
The Macanal Formation, an organic shale, outcrops near and has been named after Macanal.
Economy
Main economical activities of Macanal are agriculture; coffee (Coffea arabica), bananas, maize, beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), yuca, sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza), avocadoes, papayas, mangoes, guayaba and cucumbers (Cucumis sativus and Cyclanthera pedata), livestock farming and mining (gypsum and emeralds).