Boyacá Department was one of the
departments of Gran Colombia The Gran Colombia, Republic of Gran Colombia was a former independent country in northern South America, a post-Spanish colonial country that existed from 1819 to 1831. Its initial subdivisions, created in 1820, were revised and expanded in 1824.
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Borders
It had borders to
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Magdalena Department,
Zulia Department,
Apure Department in the North,
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Orinoco Department in the East,
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Azuay Department
Azuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia.
* Cuenca Province - Capital: Cuenca. Cantons: Cuenca, Cañar, Gualaseo y Girón.
* Loja Province - Capital: Loja. Cantons: Loja, Catacocha, Cariamanga y Z ...
in the South,
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Cauca Department
Cauca Department (, es, Departamento del Cauca) is a Department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department ...
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Cundinamarca Department in the West.
Subdivisions
4 provinces and 29 cantons:
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Tunja Province
Tunja Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824.
Provinces of Gran Colombia
Provinces of the Republic of New Granada
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. Capital: Tunja. Cantones: Tunja, Chiquinquirá, Garagoa, Leyva, Moniquirá, Muzo, Santa Rosa, Sogamoso, Suata y Turmeque.
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Casanare Province. Capital: Pore. Cantones: Pore, Arauca, Chire, Macuco, Nunchía y Tame.
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Pamplona Province
Pamplona Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department
Boyacá () is one of the thirty-two departments of Colombia, and the remnant of Boyacá State, one of the original nine states of the "Unite ...
. Capital: Pamplona. Cantones: Pamplona, Bucaramanga, Girón, Piedecuesta, Salazar, San José de Cúcuta y Villa del Rosario.
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Socorro Province
Socorro Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824.
See also
* Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada)
Provinces of Gran Colombia
Provinces of the Republic of New Gra ...
. Capital: Socorro. Cantones: Socorro, Barichara, Charalá, San Gil, Vélez y Zapatoca.
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Departments of Gran Colombia
1824 establishments in Gran Colombia
1830 disestablishments in Gran Colombia
States and territories established in 1824
States and territories disestablished in 1830