Tunja

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Tunja is a historic city in central Colombia known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and cultural heritage.

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Tunja canonical 21

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf Boyacá Department
climate cool highland climate
continent South America
country Colombia
demonym tunjana
tunjano
distanceToBogotá about 130 kilometres
economicActivity commerce
education
services
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 2820 metres
about 9250 feet
formerName Hunza
founder Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
foundingDate 1539-08-06
governedBy Mayor of Tunja
hasBuilding Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Santiago de Tunja
Iglesia de San Francisco de Tunja
Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
hasEvent Festival Internacional de la Cultura de Boyacá
hasSportsTeam Patriotas Boyacá
hasStadium Estadio La Independencia
hasUniversity Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Universidad Santo Tomás (Tunja campus)
Universidad de Boyacá
heritage pre-Columbian Muisca heritage
isSeatOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja
knownFor cultural heritage
historic city center
religious architecture
role in Colombian independence
well-preserved colonial architecture
languageOfToponym Muisca
surface form: Chibcha
locatedIn Boyacá Department
central Colombia
locatedInRegion Andean region of Colombia
near Bogotá
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Altiplano Cundiboyacense
population about 180000
postalCode 150001
preColumbianCulture Muisca
river Jordán River
subdivisionType commune
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
utcOffset −05:00
vehicleRegistrationCode TUN

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