Lengupá Province

The Lengupá Province is a province of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The province is formed by 6 municipalities.

Lengupá Province

Provincia de Lengupá
Waterfall in Zetaquira
Etymology: Lengupá River
Location of Lengupá Province in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°11′47″N 73°08′40″W
CountryColombia
DepartmentBoyacá
CapitalMiraflores
Municipalities6
Area
  Total1,645 km2 (635 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (COT)
Indigenous groupsMuisca
Tegua

Etymology

The name of the province and the Lengupá River, after which the province is named,[1] is possibly derived from the Chibcha words Len: "site"; Gua: "of the river"; Paba: "father" or "chief".[2]

Subdivision

Lengupá Province comprises 6 municipalities:

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gollark: I mean, being an uncle or other relative could be cool, I could indoctrinate children and all that, but I wouldn't want to actually have to *parent* any directly.
gollark: Besides, I do not have children, and do not want them.
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References

  1. (in Spanish) Provincia de Lengupá
  2. (in Spanish) Etymology Lengupá
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