Saboyá
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Train station Saboyá
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Location of the municipality and town of Saboyá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. Location of the municipality and town of Saboyá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. |
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Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Western Boyacá Province |
Founded | 4 October 1556 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zamir Sotelo Monroy (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi) |
• Urban | 0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 12,372 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Urban | 789 |
Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) |
Website | Official website |
Saboyá is a town and municipality in the Western Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá.
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Etymology
Saboyá in Chibcha means "Taste for the blankets".[2]
History
Before the Spanish conquest of the central highlands of the Colombian Andes, Saboyá was ruled by a cacique with the same name.
The first encomendero of Saboyá was , soldier in the army of Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Modern Saboyá was founded on October 4, 1556.[1]
Simón Bolívar visited Saboyá on three occasions: January 2, 1821, September 6, 1827 and June 9, 1828.[1]
Economy
Main economical activities in Saboyá are agriculture and livestock farming. Among the agricultural products potatoes, maize and the fruits curuba, blackberries, tree tomatoes and strawberries are cultivated.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Spanish) Official website Saboyá
- ↑ (Spanish) Etymology Municipalities Boyacá - Excelsio.net
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