Tunja
| Tunja | |||
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| Municipality of Colombia | |||
Top left: night view of Tunja Bolivar Square; top right: House of Tunja Gonzalo Suarez Rendon; middle left: statue of Don Johan do Castellanos in Mayor Square; middle upper left: night view of Tunja Metropolitan Cathedral; middle lower right: the Boyaca Bridge in Boyaca Field; bottom: panorama view of Tunja, from north of hill
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 Location of Tunja in the department of Boyacá |
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 Tunja
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| Coordinates: 5°32′N 73°22′W / 5.533°N 73.367°WCoordinates: 5°32′N 73°22′W / 5.533°N 73.367°W | |||
| Country | Colombia | ||
| Department | Boyacá | ||
| Province | Central Boyacá Province | ||
| Founded | 6 August 1539 | ||
| Established | March 29, 1541 | ||
| Founded by | Gonzalo Suárez Rendón | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Pablo Emilio Cepeda Novoa (2016-2019) |
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| Area | |||
| • Municipality of Colombia | 121.49 km2 (46.91 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2,820 m (9,250 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Municipality of Colombia | 191,878 | ||
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 184,080 | ||
| • Metro | 243,330 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Tunjano | ||
| Postal code | 150001-150009 | ||
| Area code(s) | 57 + 8 | ||
| Website | Official website (Spanish) | ||
| IGAC - DANE - DIAN. | |||
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| Source: Climate-data.org - Tunja | |||||||||||
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61
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2.8
61
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2.7
62
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