Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River (, ; 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 its lower reaches, ...
in 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 "United States of Colombia".
Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mount ...
, 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 () 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 guerrilla groups fighting each other to increase their i ...
.
Borders
* North - departments of
Bolívar,
Santander
* West -
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River (, ; 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 its lower reaches, ...
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 of ...
municipalities of
Antioquia Department
Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part o ...
* 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.
Climate
Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname inc ...
(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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