Sugamuxi Province
Provincia de Sugamuxi
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Laguna Negra, Ocetá Páramo
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| Etymology: Sugamuxi | |
Location of Sugamuxi Province in Colombia
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| Coordinates: 5°43′00″N 72°55′15″W / 5.71667°N 72.92083°W / 5.71667; -72.92083 | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá |
| Capital | Sogamoso |
| Municipalities | 13 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,655.63 km2 (1,025.34 sq mi) |
| Population
(2015)
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| • 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 DepartmentofBoyacá. 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
|
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| Sogamoso |
208.54
|
2569
|
112,790
|
1810
|
 |
| Tibasosa |
94.3
|
2538
|
14,063
|
1778
|
 |
| Tópaga |
37
|
2900
|
3694
|
1593
|
 |
| Tota |
314
|
2870
|
5386
|
15XX
|
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| Total |
2655.63
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200,021
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