Map of Boyacá
Boyacá is a first-level division of Colombia. Its largest mapped city is Tunja, with about 161,412 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Boyacá, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the mountains nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Tunja
- Country
- Colombia
- Highest Point Mapped
- 5,410 m
Interactive Map of Boyacá
History of Boyacá: Empires and States
The atlas records 5 polities whose mapped territory included part of Boyacá, from The Spanish Empire in 1540 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Spanish Empire | 1540–1810 CE |
| New Granada | 1811–1821 CE |
| Gran Colombia | 1822–1833 CE |
| Republic of New Granada | 1834–1858 CE |
| Republic of Colombia | 1866–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Boyacá
Boyacá on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Boyacá
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunja | 161,412 | Boyacá | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Sogamoso | 126,551 | Boyacá | Populated place |
| 3 | Duitama | 101,156 | Boyacá | Populated place |
| 4 | Chiquinquirá | 53,975 | Boyacá | Populated place |
Highest Mountains in Boyacá
1 mountain mapped. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritacuba Blanco | 5,410 m | 17,749 ft | South America |
Boyacá: Quick Answers
- Where is Boyacá?
- Boyacá is a first-level division of Colombia, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 5.6803° N, 73.2875° W.
- What is the largest city in Boyacá?
- Tunja is the largest city mapped in Boyacá, with a metropolitan population of about 161,412.
- How many cities are in Boyacá?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Boyacá, with a combined metropolitan population of about 443,094. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the highest mountain in Boyacá?
- The highest summit mapped in Boyacá is Ritacuba Blanco at 5,410 m.