Puerto Boyacá

Puerto Boyacá
Municipality and town
Flag of Puerto Boyacá Flag Official seal of Puerto Boyacá Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Puerto Boyacá Location in Colombia
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Boyacá Special Handling Zone
Founded	December 14, 1957
Government
• Mayor	Fernando Rubio López
Area
• Total	1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	55,286
Demonym(s)	Puertoboyacense
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Postal code	152201-19
Area code(s)	57 + 8
Website	Official website (Spanish)

Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Handling Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing. In the 1980s and early 1990s Puerto Boyacá was affected intensively by the Colombian Armed Conflict.

Borders

• North with Bolívar, Santander Department
• West Magdalena river with separate of Puerto Berrío, Puerto Nare, Puerto Triunfo and Sonson municipalities of Antioquia Department
• South with Puerto Salgar and Yacopí municipalities of Cundinamarca Department
• East Municipality of Otanche (Boyacá department)

More Facts

• Market Day: Sunday
• Distance from Tunja: 373 km
• Elevation: 150 m
• Extensión: 1472 km²
• Median temperature: 32 °C
• Demonym: Puerto Boyacenses

• PuertoBoyacaStreet.jpg

  Puerto Boyaca typical street

External links

• Puerto Boyaca Municipality official Site (Spanish)