Monguí
Municipality and town
Flag of Monguí
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Location of the municipality and town of Monguí in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Monguí in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceSugamuxi Province
Government
 • MayorOswaldo Pérez Quiroz
(2020-2023)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Monguí is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the Sugamuxi Province a subregion of Boyaca.

It was founded in 1601.[1]

Monguí was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is among 11 municipalities nationwide that were selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Alcaldía del municipio (ed.). "Información general de Monguí". Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.

5°45′N 72°50′W / 5.750°N 72.833°W / 5.750; -72.833

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