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Puerto Boyacá

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Country
  
Colombia

Founded
  
December 14, 1957

Demonym(s)
  
Puertoboyacense

Population
  
55,286 (2015)

Department
  
Boyacá Department

Elevation
  
145 m (476 ft)

Area
  
1,472 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:38 PM

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Province
  
Boyacá Special Handling Zone

Weather
  
31°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 59% Humidity

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

Contents

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Borders

  • North - departments of Bolívar, Santander
  • West - Magdalena River and Puerto Berrío, Puerto Nare, Puerto Triunfo and Sonsón municipalities of Antioquia Department
  • South - Puerto Salgar and Yacopí municipalities of Cundinamarca
  • East - municipality of Otanche (Boyacá)

    • Other information

  • Market Day: Sunday
  • Distance from Tunja: 373 km
  • Median temperature: 32 °C

    • Born in Puerto Boyacá

  • Fredy Guarín, Colombian football player

    • References

    Puerto Boyacá Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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