Country Colombia Founded 4 November 1977 Elevation 2,975 m Local time Thursday 3:42 AM Province Sugamuxi Province | Department Boyacá Department Website Official website Area 365.5 km² Population 4,717 (2005) | |
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Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 9°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Mtb villa de leyva con daniel mongua
Mongua is a town and municipality in Sugamuxi Province in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Mongua is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes between 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) and 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). The municipality borders Gámeza, Socotá, Pisba, Labranzagrande, Aquitania, Sogamoso, Monguí and Tópaga.
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- Mtb villa de leyva con daniel mongua
- Map of Mongua MongC3BCa BoyacC3A1 Colombia
- History
- Economy
- References
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History
In the centuries before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, the central highlands of Colombia (Altiplano Cundiboyacense) were inhabited by the Muisca. Mongua was part of the rule of the iraca of Sugamuxi. According to the Muisca religion, the messenger god Bochica traveled to Gámeza and took shelter in a cave called Toy´ña. The cacique of Mongua brought him gifts in the cave.
Mongua in the Chibcha language of the Muisca means either "bath on the hill", or "land of the rising Sun".
Economy
Main economical activities in Mongua are agriculture (predominantly potatoes) and coal mining.