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Macanal is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Neira Province. The urban centre is located in the Tenza Valley in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an elevation of but parts of the municipality reach elevations of . It borders Campohermoso in the east, Almeida in the west, Garagoa in the north and in the south Santa María and Chivor.

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Settlement.name
Macanal
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Iglesia macanal.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of Macanal
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Flag of Macanal (Boyacá).svg
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Colombia - Boyaca - Macanal.svg
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250px
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Location of the municipality and town of Macanal in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
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Location in Colombia
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Boyacá Department
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Neira Province
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Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Javier Andrés Solano Rojas(2020-2023)
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Founded

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Area
199.5
Elevation
1467
Image
Iglesia macanal.jpg
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Macanal
inception
1807-05-04
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Macanal is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Neira Province. The urban centre is located in the Tenza Valley in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an elevation of but parts of the municipality reach elevations of . It borders Campohermoso in the east, Almeida in the west, Garagoa in the north and in the south Santa María and Chivor.

== Etymology == The name Macanal is either derived from the Chibcha word Macana, meaning garrote, or from the Macana palm tree (Wettinia kalbreyeri).

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