Boyacá Department (Gran Colombia)
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Boyacá Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.
Borders
It had borders to- Magdalena DepartmentMagdalena DepartmentMagdalena 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 DepartmentZulia DepartmentZulia 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 DepartmentApure DepartmentApure 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 DepartmentOrinoco DepartmentOrinoco 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 DepartmentAzuay DepartmentAzuay 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 DepartmentCauca 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 DepartmentCundinamarca 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 ProvinceTunja ProvinceTunja 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 ProvinceCasanare ProvinceCasanare 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 ProvincePamplona ProvincePamplona 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 ProvinceSocorro ProvinceSocorro 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.