Covarachía
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Covarachía is a town and municipality in the Northern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The urban centre is located at from the department capital Tunja at an altitude of in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The municipality borders San José de Miranda and Capitanejo (both Santander) in the north, Tipacoque in the south, Capitanejo in the east and in the west the municipalities Onzaga and San Joaquín (Santander).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Covarachía
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- Municipality and town
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- Union Quebrada de Vera- Rio Chicamocha.jpg
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- Flag of Covarachía (Boyacá).svg
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- Colombia - Boyaca - Covarachia.svg
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- 250px
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- Location of the municipality and town of Covarachía in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
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- 300
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Department
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- Boyacá Department
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- Province
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- Northern Boyacá Province
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Wilson Isay Moreno Vega(2020-2023)
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- Founded
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- 10 February 1823
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Covarachía is a town and municipality in the Northern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The urban centre is located at from the department capital Tunja at an altitude of in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The municipality borders San José de Miranda and Capitanejo (both Santander) in the north, Tipacoque in the south, Capitanejo in the east and in the west the municipalities Onzaga and San Joaquín (Santander).
== Etymology == The name Covarachía is a combination of Spanish and Chibcha; "cave of the Moon", with Chía referring to the Moon goddess Chía.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Covarachía” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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