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Aquitania, Boyacá
Aquitania is a town and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the Sugamuxi Province, a subregion of Boyaca. Aquitania borders Sogamoso, Cuítiva, Boyacá, Cuítiva and Mongua in the north, Zetaquirá, San Eduardo, Boyacá, San Eduardo and Páez, Boyacá, Páez in the south, Labranzagrande, Pajarito, Boyacá, Pajarito, Recetor and Chámeza in the east and Cuítiva, Tota, Boyacá, Tota, Zetaquirá and San Eduardo in the west. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense as one of the highest towns at an altitude of . The town of Aquitania borders Lake Tota to the east. Climate History Before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Aquitania was called "Guáquia" and was inhabited by the indigenous Muisca people, Muisca people. The area was ruled by the ''iraca'' of Sogamoso, Sugamuxi. List of conquistadors in Colombia, Conquistador Juan de San Martín reached the area in 1540. Modern Aquitania was founded in 1777. Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Colombia
The municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Colombia, Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia, with 1,104 municipality, municipalities (''municipios''). Each one of them is led by a mayor (''alcalde'') elected by popular vote and represents the maximum executive government official at a municipality level under the mandate of the governor of their department which is a representative of all municipalities in the department; municipalities are grouped to form departments. The municipalities of Colombia are also grouped in an association called the ''Federación Colombiana de Municipios'' (Colombian Federation of Municipalities), which functions as a union under the private law and under the Colombian Constitution of 1991, constitutional Freedom of association, right to free association to defend their common interests. Categories Conforming to the law 1551/12 that modified the sixth article of the law 136/94 Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
