Moniquirá
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Moniquirá is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province. It is known for its "bocadillos" and "panelitas de leche" (both little sweet cakes). Moniquirá borders San José de Pare in the north, Togüí and Arcabuco in the east, Gachantivá and Santa Sofia in the south and in the west with the department of Santander.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Moniquirá
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Parque Moniquira 4.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of Moniquirá
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- Flag of Moniquirá.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo de Moniquirá.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Colombia - Boyaca - Moniquira.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality and town of Moniquirá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
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- Colombia#Colombia Boyacá Department
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- 300
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Boyacá Department
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ricaurte Province
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- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Colombia
- Official name
- Moniquirá
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Boyacá Department
- Population
- 24035
- Area
- 220
- Elevation
- 1669
- Capital of
- Provincia de Ricaurte
- Official website
- www.moniquira-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Parque Moniquira 4.JPG
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- inception
- 1825-03-26
- Commons category
- Moniquirá
- native label
- Moniquirá
- language of work or name
- Chibchan
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Economy
- Climate
- Gallery
- References
Moniquirá is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province. It is known for its "bocadillos" and "panelitas de leche" (both little sweet cakes). Moniquirá borders San José de Pare in the north, Togüí and Arcabuco in the east, Gachantivá and Santa Sofia in the south and in the west with the department of Santander.
== Etymology == In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Moniquirá means "place of bath".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moniquirá” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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