Sugamuxi Province
Provincia de Sugamuxi | |
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Etymology: Sugamuxi | |
Coordinates: 5°43′00″N 72°55′15″W / 5.71667°N 72.92083°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá |
Capital | Sogamoso |
Municipalities | 13 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,655.63 km2 (1,025.34 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 200,021 |
• Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( COT) |
Indigenous groups | Muisca |
The Sugamuxi Province (Spanish pronunciation: [suɣaˈmuksi]) is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subregion is formed by 13 municipalities.
The name of the province comes from Sugamuxi, the last iraca of the Muisca and means in Chibcha: "Dwelling of the Sun". [1]
Sugamuxi Province comprises 13 municipalities: [2]
Municipality bold is capital |
Area km2 |
Elevation (m) urban centre |
Population 2015 |
Founded | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aquitania | 943 |
3030 |
15,241 |
1777 |
|
Cuítiva | 43 |
2750 |
1906 |
1550 |
|
Firavitoba | 109.9 |
2500 |
5730 |
1655 |
|
Gámeza | 88 |
2750 |
4856 |
1585 |
|
Iza | 34 |
2560 |
2349 |
1556 |
|
Mongua | 365.5 |
2975 |
4717 |
1977 |
|
Monguí | 81 |
2900 |
4986 |
1601 |
|
Nobsa | 55.39 |
2510 |
16,271 |
1593 |
|
Pesca | 282 |
2858 |
8032 |
1548 |
|
Sogamoso | 208.54 |
2569 |
112,790 |
1810 |
|
Tibasosa | 94.3 |
2538 |
14,063 |
1778 |
|
Tópaga | 37 |
2900 |
3694 |
1593 |
|
Tota | 314 |
2870 |
5386 |
15XX |
|
Total | 2655.63 |
200,021 |