The Gutiérrez Province is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The province is formed by six

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

.Provincias de Boyacá
/ref> The province is named after Colombian president José Santos Gutiérrez.Provincia de Gutiérrez
/ref> The highest mountains of the

Eastern Ranges The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. The club is a founding member of the competition (1992) and has produced several players for the Australian Football Leag ...

of the Colombian

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

are located in the Gutiérrez Province. The

Ritacuba Blanco Ritacuba Blanco is the highest peak of Cordillera Oriental, in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. It's also named Ritak'uwa, an ancient name from the U'wa indigenous people that live in the lowlands of the National Park Sierra Nevada del Cocuy ...

, with the highest peak in the Eastern Ranges is the second-most prominent peak of Colombia, after the highest double mountain

Pico Cristóbal Colón Pico Cristóbal Colón is the highest mountain in Colombia, with an estimated height of . Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar are the two highest peaks in Colombia and are equal in elevation. One or the other of these peaks is therefo ...

.Colombia: 22 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater
- Peaklist.org

Municipalities

Chiscas •

El Cocuy El Cocuy () is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the sub-region of the Gutiérrez Province. The national natural park El Cocuy National Park is nearby. Born in El Cocuy * Santos Gutiérrez José S ...

• El Espino • Guacamayas •

Güicán Güicán is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It is close to the national natural park El Cocuy National Park El Cocuy National Park is a national park located in the Andes Mountains within the nation of Colombia. ...

• Panqueba

References

Provinces of Boyacá Department {{Boyacá-geo-stub