Duitama

Also known as "La perla de Boyacá"

Duitama () is a city and municipality in the department of Boyacá. It's the capital of the Tundama Province. Duitama is located northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia and northeast of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá. In 2023 Duitama had an estimated population of 131,591.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Duitama
Settlement.nickname: Perla de Boyacá("Pearl of Boyacá")
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and city
Settlement.image_caption: Top: Pueblito Boyacense, Second: Duitama rural area, Third: Briceño-Tunja-Sogamoso Highway, Fourth: Skyline Duitama, Fifth: Antonio Nariño University - Duitama Campus, Bottom: Onion cultivation in the south of Duitama
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Duitama.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Duitama.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Boyaca - Duitama.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the town and municipality of Duitama in Boyacá Department
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department

Article

14 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
Climate
History
Conquest of Duitama
Tundama in Muisca history
Colonial period
Modern age
International events
Tourism
Born in Duitama
Gallery
References
External links

== Etymology == Duitama has existed since pre-Columbian times, when the Muisca inhabited the hills surrounding a former lake in the valley. The original name of Duitama was "Tundama", named after cacique Tundama.