Tununguá | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Tununguá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Western Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 30 November 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ermes Uriel Cómbita Santana (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,246 m (4,088 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 1,840 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 379 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Tununguá is a town andmunicipality inBoyacá Department,Colombia, part of the subregion of theWestern Boyacá Province. Tununguá is situated in theEastern Ranges of the ColombianAndes at a relatively low altitude of 1,246 metres (4,088 ft). The municipality borders the department ofSantander in the north and east and the Boyacá municipalitiesPauna (south and west) andBriceño (south).[1]
Tununguá is located in the valley ofChiquinquirá, a town 53 kilometres (33 mi) to the east and the area was inhabited before theSpanish conquest by theMuisca (east) andMuzo.
Tununguá is named aftercacique Tununguá, who was said to be a descendant of the children ofFura andTena, from the Muzo mythFuratena.[1][2][3]
Tununguá formed a larger municipality with neighbouring Briceño and was properly founded on November 30, 1962.[1]
Around 85% of the economy of Tununguá comes fromagriculture; main productscoffee,guayaba,bananas,yuca,oranges,mandarines,lemon and others at smaller scale such asguanábana,peanuts andcacao. The remaining 15% comes fromlivestock farming.[1]
5°44′N73°56′W / 5.733°N 73.933°W /5.733; -73.933
