Turmequé
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 Location of the municipality and town of Turmequé in the Boyacá Department of Colombia |
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 Colombia
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| Department | Boyacá Department | |
| Province | Márquez Province | |
| Founded | 20 July 1537 | |
| Founded by | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Yoani Vela Bernal (2016-2019) |
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| Area | ||
| • Municipality and town | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,389 m (7,838 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Municipality and town | 6,182 | |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,565 | |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Turmequé is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Márquez Province. Turmequé is located at 105 kilometres (65 mi) northeast from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Ventaquemada in the west, in the east Úmbita, in the north Nuevo Colón and in the south the municipality Villapinzón of the department of Cundinamarca.
Turmequé was an important center for the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the arrival of the Spanish conquest led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who founded modern Turmequé on July 20th, 1537 in his search for El Dorado. Turmequé was part of the Muisca Confederation led by the zaque based in Hunza, present-day department capital Tunja. The name of the village is Chibcha and means "vigorous chief". Another name for the town is Valle de las trompetas ("Trumpet Valley") because of the trumpets the Spanish conquistadores were bringing with them. Turmequé has given its name to the Colombian national game of tejo, previously called Turmequé. In the village center a statue honouring the Muisca sports god Chaquén still remembers this.
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