Gutiérrez Province
Provincia de Gutiérrez
National Natural Park El Cocuy
Etymology: José Santos Gutiérrez
Location of Gutiérrez Province in Colombia
Location of Gutiérrez Province in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°25′00″N 72°25′00″W / 6.41667°N 72.41667°W / 6.41667; -72.41667
CountryColombia
DepartmentBoyacá
CapitalEl Cocuy
Municipalities6
Time zoneUTC−5 (COT)
Indigenous groupsLache

The Gutiérrez Province is a province of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The province is formed by six municipalities.[1] The province is named after Colombian president José Santos Gutiérrez.[2] The highest mountains of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes are located in the Gutiérrez Province. The Ritacuba Blanco, with 5,410 metres (17,750 ft) the highest peak in the Eastern Ranges is the second-most prominent peak of Colombia, after the highest double mountain Pico Cristóbal Colón.[3]

Municipalities

ChiscasEl CocuyEl EspinoGuacamayasGüicánPanqueba

References

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