Puerto Boyacá

Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia

5°58′41″N 74°35′23″W / 5.97806°N 74.58972°W / 5.97806; -74.58972Country

ColombiaDepartmentBoyacá DepartmentProvinceBoyacá Special Handling ZoneFoundedDecember 14, 1957Government

• MayorJicly Esgardo Mutis Isaza
(2020-2023)Area

• Municipality and town1,514 km² (585 sq mi) • Urban

4.08 km² (1.58 sq mi)Elevation

145 m (476 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town46,736 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi) • Urban

32,979 • Urban density8,100/km² (21,000/sq mi)DemonymPuertoboyacenseTime zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Postal code

152201-19

Area code57 + 8WebsiteOfficial website

Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Trade 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 - departments of Bolívar, Santander
West - Magdalena River and Puerto Berrío, Puerto Nare, Puerto Triunfo and Sonsón municipalities of Antioquia Department
South - Puerto Salgar and Yacopí municipalities of Cundinamarca
East - municipality of Otanche (Boyacá)

Born in Puerto Boyacá

Fredy Guarín, Colombian football player

Gallery

Puerto Boyacá typical street
El Centro de la ciudad. Downtown city.

Other information

Market Day: Sunday
Distance from Tunja: 373 km
Median temperature: 32 °C

Climate

Climate data for Puerto Boyacá (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	38.6 (101.5)	39.4 (102.9)	40.0 (104.0)	37.4 (99.3)	37.0 (98.6)	38.0 (100.4)	41.2 (106.2)	41.2 (106.2)	39.0 (102.2)	37.4 (99.3)	37.4 (99.3)	37.4 (99.3)	38.7 (101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.7 (90.9)	33.0 (91.4)	32.3 (90.1)	32.2 (90.0)	32.3 (90.1)	32.9 (91.2)	33.6 (92.5)	33.8 (92.8)	32.5 (90.5)	31.5 (88.7)	31.4 (88.5)	32.0 (89.6)	32.5 (90.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	28.1 (82.6)	28.1 (82.6)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	27.8 (82.0)	27.9 (82.2)	28.4 (83.1)	28.3 (82.9)	27.6 (81.7)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.6 (81.7)	27.6 (81.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.4 (74.1)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.3 (73.9)	22.9 (73.2)	22.8 (73.0)	23.3 (73.9)	23.7 (74.7)	23.3 (73.9)
Record low °C (°F)	20.0 (68.0)	20.2 (68.4)	18.0 (64.4)	17.4 (63.3)	16.8 (62.2)	20.0 (68.0)	20.2 (68.4)	20.0 (68.0)	19.0 (66.2)	19.4 (66.9)	20.0 (68.0)	20.6 (69.1)	19.3 (66.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	64 (2.5)	112 (4.4)	153 (6.0)	246 (9.7)	234 (9.2)	154 (6.1)	143 (5.6)	155 (6.1)	239 (9.4)	295 (11.6)	191 (7.5)	99 (3.9)	2,086 (82.1)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm)	7	11	13	18	20	18	16	16	19	21	16	10	183
Average relative humidity (%)	76	76	78	80	80	78	75	74	78	81	81	79	78
Source: Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM)^[2]