Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of ...
in the
Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Trade Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Puerto Boyacá was affected intensively by the
Colombian Armed Conflict
The Colombian conflict ( es, link=no, Conflicto armado interno de Colombia) began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups, crime syndicates, and far-left guerril ...
.
Borders
* North - departments of
Bolívar,
Santander
Santander may refer to:
Places
* Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain
* Santander Department, a department of Colombia
* Santander State, former state of Colombia
* Santander de Quilichao, a m ...
* West -
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of ...
and
Puerto Berrío,
Puerto Nare,
Puerto Triunfo and
Sonsón
Sonsón is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Sonsón is located in Eastern Antioquia. It is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro. Sonsón celebrates "Las Fiestas Del Maíz"- ('Festival o ...
municipalities of
Antioquia Department
* South -
Puerto Salgar and
Yacopí municipalities of
Cundinamarca
* East - municipality of
Otanche
Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province
The Western Boyacá Province is a province of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The province is formed by 15 munici ...
(Boyacá)
Born in Puerto Boyacá
*
Fredy Guarín, Colombian football player
Gallery
File:PuertoBoyacaStreet.jpg, Puerto Boyacá typical street
File:PuertoBoyacaStreet.jpg, El Centro de la ciudad. Downtown city.
Other information
* Market Day: Sunday
* Distance from Tunja: 373 km
* Median temperature: 32 °C
Climate
References
External links
Puerto Boyacá municipality official website
Municipalities of Boyacá Department
Populated places on the Magdalena River
Port cities in Colombia
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