Macanal

Macanal
Municipality and town
Church of Macanal
Church of Macanal
Flag of Macanal
Location of the municipality and town of Macanal in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Macanal in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceNeira Province
Founded4 May 1807
Government
 • MayorJavier Andrés Solano Rojas
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Municipality and town199.5 km2 (77.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,680.3 m (5,512.8 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town4,821
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,108
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial 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]