Macanal | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Neira Province |
Founded | 4 May 1807 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Javier Andrés Solano Rojas (2020-2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 199.5 km2 (77.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,680.3 m (5,512.8 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 4,821 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,108 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
Macanal is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Neira Province. The urban centre is located in the Tenza Valley in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an elevation of 1,680.3 metres (5,513 ft) but parts of the municipality reach elevations of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). It borders Campohermoso in the east, Almeida in the west, Garagoa in the north and in the south Santa María and Chivor.[1]