Puerto Boyacá

Puerto Boyacá
Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Puerto Boyacá

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 5°58′41″N 74°35′23″W / 5.97806°N 74.58972°W / 5.97806; -74.58972
Country  Colombia
Department Boyacá Department
Province Boyacá Special Handling Zone
Founded December 14, 1957
Government
  Mayor Óscar Botero Alzate
Area
  Total 1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Elevation 145 m (476 ft)
Population (2015)
  Total 55,286[1]
Demonym(s) Puertoboyacense
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Postal code 152201-19
Area code(s) 57 + 8
Website Official website (Spanish)

Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Handling 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.

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  1. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE). Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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Coordinates: 6°00′N 74°25′W / 6.000°N 74.417°W / 6.000; -74.417


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