Mongua

Mongua is a town and municipality in Sugamuxi Province in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Mongua is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes between and . The municipality borders Gámeza, Socotá, Pisba, Labranzagrande, Aquitania, Sogamoso, Monguí and Tópaga.

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Settlement.name: Mongua
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Parque de Mongua.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Central square of Mongua
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Mongua (Boyacá).svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Boyaca - Mongua.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Mongua in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Boyacá Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sugamuxi Province
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Marco Fidel Silva Rojas(2020-2023)
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Wikidata facts

Area: 365.5
Elevation: 2975
Official website: www.mongua-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml#1
Image: Parque de Mongua.JPG

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Commons category: Mongua Municipality
inception: 1977-01-01

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== History == In the centuries before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, the central highlands of Colombia (Altiplano Cundiboyacense) were inhabited by the Muisca. Mongua was part of the rule of the iraca of Sugamuxi. According to the Muisca religion, the messenger god Bochica traveled to Gámeza and took shelter in a cave called Toy´ña. The cacique of Mongua brought him gifts in the cave.