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Güicán

Municipality in the department of Boyacá, Colombia

Güicán
Summary

Municipality in the department of Boyacá, Colombia

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settlement_typeMunicipality and town
image_skylineGuican de la sierra.jpg
image_flagBandera de Güicán.jpg
image_sealEscudo Guican Boyaca.png
image_mapColombia - Boyaca - Guican.svg
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map_captionLocation of the municipality and town of Güicán in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Colombia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameColombia
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Boyacá
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Gutiérrez
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJuan de Jesús Estupiñan Pérez
(2020-2023)
established_dateFebruary 26, 1756
area_total_km2934.04
population_as_of2020
population_total6426
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elevation_m3492
official_nameGuicán de la Sierra
timezone1COT
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code151440

(2020-2023)

Güicán de la Sierra, also known as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Güicán, is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It is close to the national natural park El Cocuy National Park.{{Cite web | access-date = 2014-05-21

Etymology

The municipality was named after Güicán tribe, an indigenous people who inhabited this region and is related to the U'wa people. The name Güicán means "in the fence of the wife" in the indigenous language.

History

Monument to the indigenous dignity of Güicán

The conquistador of this territory was Hernán Pérez de Quesada, who arrived with his troops in search of gold. The aborigines withdrew behind the Sierra Nevada to escape from the Spanish. The municipality was founded by a Jesuit friar Miguel Blasco on February 26, 1756.

Geography

The municipality borders Chiscas and Cubará on the north, Fortul and Saravena on the east, Tame and El Cocuy on the south, as well as Panqueba and El Espino on the west. Its average elevation is at 3,492 meters above the sea level.

Climate

Güicán has a Tundra Climate (ET). It receives the most amount of rainfall in April, with 244 mm of average precipitation; and the least in January, with 83 mm of average precipitation.

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Galleries

File:Rio Concavo Guican.JPG|Río Cóncavo as it passes through Güicán. File:Guican Rural.JPG|View of the rural sector of Güicán. File:ALTAR IGLESIA DE GUCAN - panoramio.jpg|Main altar of the Sanctuary of the Morenita Virgin File:NORMAL SUPERIOR NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL ROSARIO - GÜICÁN.JPG|Old physical plant of the ENS Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Güicán.

References

References

  1. "COLOMBIA. PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN MUNICIPALES POR ÁREA".
  2. "BOYACÁ-GÜICÁN".
  3. Fajardo, José del Rey. (2006). "Los Jesuitas en Venezuela: Las misiones germen de la nacionalidad". Universidad Catolica Andres.
  4. "Nuestro Municipio, Información general".
  5. "Güicán topographic map, elevation, terrain".
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