Boyacá Department (Gran Colombia)
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Boyacá Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.

Borders

It had borders to
  • Magdalena Department
    Magdalena Department
    Magdalena is a department of Colombia, located to the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Magdalena River...

    , Zulia Department
    Zulia Department
    Zulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province y Trujillo Province....

    , Apure Department
    Apure Department
    Apure Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 2 provinces - Barinas Province in the north and Achaguas Province in the south....

     in the North,
  • Orinoco Department
    Orinoco Department
    Orinoco Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824.It had borders to* Apure Department in the West.* Boyacá Department in the West.- Provinces :...

     in the East,
  • Azuay Department
    Azuay Department
    Azuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia.* Cuenca Province - Capital: Cuenca. Cantons: Cuenca, Cañar, Gualaseo y Girón.* Loja Province - Capital: Loja. Cantons: Loja, Catacocha, Cariamanga y Zaruma....

     in the South,
  • Cauca Department
    Cauca Department (Gran Colombia)
    Cauca Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.It was divided into 4 provinces:* Popayán Province* Buenaventura Province* Chocó Province* Pasto Province...

    , Cundinamarca Department
    Cundinamarca Department
    - Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....

     in the West.

Subdivisions

4 provinces and 29 cantons:
  • Tunja Province
    Tunja Province
    Tunja Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....

    . Capital: Tunja. Cantones: Tunja, Chiquinquirá, Garagoa, Leyva, Moniquirá, Muzo, Santa Rosa, Sogamoso, Suata y Turmeque.
  • Casanare Province
    Casanare Province
    Casanare Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....

    . Capital: Pore. Cantones: Pore, Arauca, Chire, Macuco, Nunchía y Tame.
  • Pamplona Province
    Pamplona Province
    Pamplona Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....

    . Capital: Pamplona. Cantones: Pamplona, Bucaramanga, Girón, Piedecuesta, Salazar, San José de Cúcuta y Villa del Rosario.
  • Socorro Province
    Socorro Province
    Socorro Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824....

    . Capital: Socorro. Cantones: Socorro, Barichara, Charalá, San Gil, Vélez y Zapatoca.
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