Duitama

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Duitama
Coordinates: 5 ° 50 ′  N , 73 ° 1 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Duitama​
Duitama on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Boyaca - Duitama.svg
Location of the municipality of Duitama on the map of Boyacá
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Boyacá
City foundation 1556
Residents 114,413  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Duitama (Boyacá) .svg
Escudo de Duitama.svg
Detailed data
surface 267 km 2
Population density 429 inhabitants / km 2
height 2590  m
Waters Río Chicamocha , Río Surba
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Constanza Isabel Ramírez Acevedo (2020-2023)
Website www.duitama-boyaca.gov.co
Duitama Cathedral
Duitama Cathedral
Center of Duitama
Center of Duitama
View of Duitama
View of Duitama

Duitama is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Colombian department of Boyacá . After Tunja it is the second largest city in the department. Together with Sogamoso, Duitama is the seat of the diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso .

geography

Páramo de La Rusia

Duitama has an extension of 267 km² and is located at 2590  m in the eastern cordillera of the Andes . The city is located about 240 kilometers northeast of Bogotá . To the south the area of ​​the city is bounded by the Río Chicamocha , to the east by the Río Surba . The Páramos Pan de Azúcar and La Rusia , which reach an altitude of 3800 meters, also fall into their administrative area .

The municipality borders on Charalá and Encino in the Departamento de Santander to the north, Santa Rosa de Viterbo to the east, Tibasosa to the south and Paipa to the west .

population

The municipality of Duitama has 114,413 inhabitants, 104,445 of whom live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The present city is originally named after the Kaziken Tundama . In the course of time the name changed to Duitama. The original name still refers to the province in which Duitama is located. During the struggle of the conquistadors against the unruly tundama in 1539, the indigenous Muisca population was severely decimated. The then fallow , fertile areas were immediately cultivated by the Spanish conquerors. It was these who urbanized the settlement. In 1556 the first missionaries of the Dominican Order came to the place and made it a training center until the place was elevated to a parish in 1775 . On September 27, 1819 , the place, at the behest of Simón Bolívar , was raised to the city.

economy

Until the middle of the 20th century , the economy was mainly agricultural. With the completion of the railroad and the highway to Bogotá , the emphasis shifted to the industrial sector. Today, among others, the beverage manufacturers Postobon and Coca-Cola can be found in town.

Sports

The 1995 UCI Road World Championships in cycling took place in Duitama . A total of five decisions were made in the disciplines of time trial and road racing as well as in the categories women, men and men amateurs.

flag

Flag of Duitamas

The three-striped flag of Duitamas was established in 1961 by the Acuerdo Municipal 022 . The green stripe should represent the devotion of the people in the fight for their freedom as well as the agriculturally favorable location. The black ribbon is intended to commemorate the indigenous people who were oppressed and enslaved by the Spaniards during the conquest . Last but not least, red represents the fearlessness and heroism of the indigenous people in war.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Duitama  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Municipio de Duitama. Alcaldía de Duitama - Boyacá, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Duitama).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Duitama - Boyacá, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
  2. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).