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|name = Cerinza |
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|image_caption = Church of Cerinza |
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|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Cerinza in the Boyacá Department of Colombia |
|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Cerinza in the Boyacá Department of Colombia |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Boyacá Department]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Tundama Province]] |
|subdivision_name2 = [[Tundama Province]] |
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|leader_title = Mayor |
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|leader_name = Juan Alcibíades Cely Amaya <br><small>(2020-2023)</small> |
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|established_title = Founded |
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|established_date = 7 January 1554 |
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|founder = Melchor Vanegas |
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|population_as_of = 2015 |
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|population_note = <ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/poblacion/proyepobla06_20/ProyeccionMunicipios2005_2020.xls DANE population statistics]</ref> |
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|population_total = 3762 |
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|timezone = Colombia Standard Time |
|timezone = Colombia Standard Time |
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|website = [http://www.cerinza-boyaca.gov.co/ Official website] |
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'''Cerinza''' is a town and municipality in the [[Colombia]]n [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]] |
'''Cerinza''' is a town and municipality in the [[Colombia]]n [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]], and part of the [[Tundama Province]] subregion. Cerinza borders [[Belén, Boyacá|Belén]] in the north, [[Encino, Santander|Encino]], [[Santander Department|Santander]] in the west, [[Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Boyacá|Santa Rosa de Viterbo]] in the south and [[Floresta, Boyacá|Floresta]] and [[Betéitiva]] in the east.<ref name=website>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.cerinza-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml#1 Official website Cerinza] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111052622/http://cerinza-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml#1 |date=2016-01-11 }} - accessed 02-05-2016</ref> |
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== History == |
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Before the [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca]] of the [[Altiplano Cundiboyacense]], the area of Cerinza was ruled by the ''[[cacique]]'' of [[Duitama|Tundama]], present-day Duitama. The ''cacicazgo'' was part of the [[Muisca Confederation]], the former country in the central highlands of the Colombian [[Andes]]. The [[Muisca people|Muisca]] spoke [[Chibcha language|Chibcha]] and in that language Cerinza means "my throat". The village was named after the ''cacique'' with the same name.<ref name=EtymologyMuisca>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Cerinza] - accessed 02-05-2016</ref> |
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Modern Cerinza was founded on 7 January 1554 by Melchor Vanegas, after [[conquistador]] [[Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada]] entered the village in 1538. |
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== Economy == |
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Main economical activities in Cerinza are [[livestock]] farming and [[agriculture]] ([[potato]]es, [[maize]], [[pea]]s and [[bean]]s).<ref name=website/> |
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== Gallery == |
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{{left|<gallery mode=packed heights=200px> |
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File:CASA HOSPITAL DOCTOR JOSÉ JACINTO MANRIQUE.jpg|Hospital of Cerinza |
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File:Busto_de_Indigena.JPG|Monument honouring the Muisca |
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</gallery>}} |
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== References == |
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{{commonscat|Cerinza}} |
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[[Category:Municipalities of Boyacá]] |
[[Category:Municipalities of Boyacá Department]] |
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Cerinza
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Municipality and town
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Church of Cerinza
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Location of the municipality and town of Cerinza in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
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| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Tundama Province |
| Founded | 7 January 1554 |
| Founded by | Melchor Vanegas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Alcibíades Cely Amaya (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 61.63 km2 (23.80 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,750 m (9,020 ft) |
| Population
(2015)
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| • Municipality and town | 3,762 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,547 |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Cerinza is a town and municipality in the Colombian DepartmentofBoyacá, and part of the Tundama Province subregion. Cerinza borders Belén in the north, Encino, Santander in the west, Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the south and Floresta and Betéitiva in the east.[2]
Before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, the area of Cerinza was ruled by the caciqueofTundama, present-day Duitama. The cacicazgo was part of the Muisca Confederation, the former country in the central highlands of the Colombian Andes. The Muisca spoke Chibcha and in that language Cerinza means "my throat". The village was named after the cacique with the same name.[3]
Modern Cerinza was founded on 7 January 1554 by Melchor Vanegas, after conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada entered the village in 1538.
Main economical activities in Cerinza are livestock farming and agriculture (potatoes, maize, peas and beans).[2]
6°00′N 72°55′W / 6.000°N 72.917°W / 6.000; -72.917
