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Tunja has a population of 172,548 inhabitants according to the 2018 Census. 0.1% of the city is indigenous, 0.4% is black, and 99.5% is white and Mestizo. [1] It is located in central Colombia, at an elevation ranging from approximately 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) to 2,900 metres (9,500 ft).
The Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón is located at the eastern end of the central square of Tunja; Plaza de Bolívar, previously called Plaza Suárez Rendón. [1] [2] The house, with present address Carrera 9 #19-56 between the cathedral of Tunja and the Universidad de Boyacá, was built roughly between 1540 and 1570 by 3000 Muisca for the city founder Gonzalo Suárez Rendón. [3]
The southern confederation, headed by the zipa, had its capital at Bacatá (now Bogotá). This southern polity included the majority of the Muisca population and held greater economic power. The northern territory was ruled by the zaque, and had its capital in Hunza, known today as Tunja. Although both areas had common political relations and ...
The location of the temple was found using this description in 1937 by Colombian archaeologist Gregorio Hernández de Alba (1904–1973). He excavated the site. [3] [6] Today, the remains of the temple are part of the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia in Tunja.
Location; Country: Colombia: Statistics; Area: 3,621 km 2 (1,398 sq mi) Population ... Tunquensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia. History
Boyacá is located in the Andean Region in central Colombia, over the Cordillera Oriental mountain range [7] and covers a total area of 23,189 km 2. [2] It borders other Colombian departments as follows: to the north Santander and Norte de Santander , to the east Arauca and Casanare , to the south Cundinamarca and a small part of Meta , and to ...
Location of the airport in Colombia. Runways; Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,104 3,622 Asphalt Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2] Tunja Airport (ICAO: SKTJ) ...
Duitama is located 195 kilometres (121 mi) northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia and 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá. [2] In 2023 Duitama had an estimated population of 131,591.