Tópaga
Tópaga | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of Tópaga | |
Location of the municipality and town of Tópaga in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Sugamuxi Province |
| Founded | 6 March 1593 |
| Founded by | Álvaro Leiva |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Álvaro Henry Barrera Díaz (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 37 km2 (14 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 3,694 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,406 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Tópaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtopaɣa]) is a town and municipality in the Sugamuxi Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Tópaga is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban center at an altitude of 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) while the topography varies over the municipality from 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) to 3,200 metres (10,500 ft). It borders Nobsa and Corrales in the west, in the east Mongua and Gámeza, in the north Gámeza and in the south Monguí and Sogamoso. Department capital Tunja is 98 kilometres (61 mi) away. Chicamocha River flows through Tópaga.