Cerinza

Cerinza
Municipality and town
Church of Cerinza
Church of Cerinza
Flag of Cerinza
Location of the municipality and town of Cerinza in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Cerinza in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceTundama Province
Founded7 January 1554
Founded byMelchor Vanegas
Government
 • MayorJuan Alcibíades Cely Amaya
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Municipality and town
61.63 km2 (23.80 sq mi)
 • Urban
0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
2,750 m (9,020 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town
3,762
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,547
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Cerinza is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, and part of the Tundama Province subregion. Cerinza borders Belén in the north, Encino, Santander in the west, Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the south and Floresta and Betéitiva in the east.[2]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) DANE population statistics
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Cerinza Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 02-05-2016