The Western Boyacá Province is a province of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The province is formed by 15 municipalities.[1] The province hosts the western belt of the rich emerald deposits of Boyacá.
Western Boyacá Province
Provincia de Boyacá Occidente | |
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 View of Muzo | |
 Location of Western Boyacá Province in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°05′00″N 73°22′00″W / 5.08333°N 73.36667°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá |
| Capital | Chiquinquirá |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,427 km2 (1,709 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (COT) |
| Indigenous groups | Muzo Muisca |
Municipalities
editBriceño • Buenavista • Caldas • Chiquinquirá • Coper • La Victoria • Maripí • Muzo • Otanche • Pauna • Quipama • Saboyá • San Miguel de Sema • San Pablo de Borbur • Tununguá
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Provincias de Boyacá
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