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San Miguel de Sema

Field	Value
name	San Miguel de Sema
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_skyline	San Miguel de Sema Panorámica.JPG
image_caption	View of San Miguel de Sema
image_flag	Flag of San Miguel de Sema.svg
image_map	Colombia - Boyaca - San Miguel de Sema.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town of San Miguel de Sema in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Boyacá Department
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Western Boyacá Province
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Oscar Triviño Gil
(2020-2023)
established_title	Founded
established_date	8 November 1915
area_total_km2	90
area_urban_km2	0.21
population_as_of	2015
population_total	4556
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	488
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
elevation_m	2615
website	Official website

(2020-2023)

San Miguel de Sema is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province. It is one of the 123 municipalities of the department of Boyacá, Colombia, located to the west of the department with the urban centre at an altitude of 2615 m. It is bordered by the municipalities Chiquinquirá, Simijaca, Fúquene (Cundinamarca), and the Boyacá municipalities Ráquira and Tinjacá.

Etymology

The name San Miguel de Sema is a combination of the Spanish name for the archangel Saint Michael and the name of a tribe who lived in the area before the Spanish conquest; Sema or Semita.

History

The area of San Miguel de Sema, located in the valley of Chiquinquirá-Ubaté, was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in a loose confederation. The rule over San Miguel de Sema was by a cacique of Chiquinquirá, loyal to the zaque, based in Hunza.

The town was founded on November 8, 1915 and recognized as a municipality on the year of 1960. In 1925 was group of judges conformed by the paths old cattle ranch, Sirigay, Quintone and Peñablanca. Luis Alberto Ospina was the leader who managed the creation from the Municipality to his death his children continued the foundation process that occurred in 1960.

Economy

The main source of income of the municipality is the milk cattle ranch, especially Holstein cattle. Its production is so important that nowadays some of the producing companies of milk derivatives have installed storing centers. Zones of the municipality still exist where the main line continues to be agriculture, primarily of potatoes and corn.

Tourism

The church is tributed to Saint Michael the Archangel (San Miguel Arcángel) is only one of the most beautiful in the department. San Miguel de Sema gives access to Lake Fúquene.

Celebrations

Fairs and celebrations made in the second week of November, 10, 11 and 12, summon to the inhabitants and neighbors of the region by means of run of bulls and horse and bovine shows. The patronal saint of the village is San Miguel Arcángel.

Gallery

File:Iglesia San Miguel de Sema.JPG|Central square and church File:Sanmigue1.JPG|Church File:San Miguel de Sema Ganaderia Laguna.JPG|Cattle farming in rural San Miguel de Sema Lake Fúquene in the background File:Tuneles,San miguel de sema-boyaca.jpg|Tunnel in San Miguel de Sema

References

{{in lang. es [http://www.sanmigueldesema-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website San Miguel de Sema] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-06-02)
es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Municipalities Boyacá] - Excelsio.net

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