Paipa
Sign in to savePaipa is a town and municipality in the Tundama Province, a part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Paipa borders Duitama, Firavitoba, Tibasosa, Sotaquirá and Tuta.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Paipa is referenced by 222 other articles, and connects out to Puerto Boyacá, Colombia and maize.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It sits within the topics 1602 establishments in the Spanish Empire, Municipalities of Boyacá Department and Populated places established in 1602.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Paipa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Paipa Boyaca.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Paipa
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Paipa.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo de Paipa.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Colombia - Boyaca - Paipa.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality and town of Paipa 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
- Tundama Province
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Fabio Alberto Medrano Reyes(2020–2023)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Colombia
- Demonym
- Paipana
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Tundama Province
- Continent
- South America
- Population
- 27274
- Area
- 305.924
- Elevation
- 2525
- Official website
- www.paipa-boyaca.gov.co
- Image
- Paipa Boyaca.jpg
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- Commons category
- Paipa
- inception
- 1602-02-19
- language of work or name
- Chibchan
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Etymology
- History
- Economy
- Transport
- Tourism
- Lake Sochagota
- Vargas Swamp
- Paipa thermal baths
- Casona del Salitre
- Notable people from Paipa
- Gallery
- References
Paipa is a town and municipality in the Tundama Province, a part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Paipa borders Duitama, Firavitoba, Tibasosa, Sotaquirá and Tuta.
== Geography == Paipa is located 15 km west of Duitama and to the northeast of Tunja, the capital of the department, in the Cordillera Oriental (Eastern Ranges) of the Colombian Andes. It is the main tourist center of the region, with a number of large hotels and hot springs.
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