Duitama
Duitama is a city in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. In the census of 2005 the city had 105 412 inhabitants. After Tunja and Sogamoso it, making it the third largest city of the department.
Geography
Duitama has an area of 190 km ² and is situated on 2590 m in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. The city is located around 240 kilometers northeast of Bogotá. To the south, the territory of the city is bordered by the Río Chicamocha, to the east by the River Surba. In their administrative territory, inter alia, the Páramos Pan de Azucar and La Rusia, reach a height of 3800 meters.
History
The present city was originally named after the caciques Tundama. Over time, the name changed to Duitama. The original name still known the province, located in the Duitama. When fighting the conquistadors against the recalcitrant Tundama in 1539 the indigenous Muisca population was decimated. The subsequent fallow, fertile areas were immediately ordered by the Spanish conquerors. These were also the urbanized settlement. In 1556, the first missionaries of the Dominican Order came into the place and made him the training center until the village was in 1775 raised to the parish. On September 27, 1819, the place, at the behest of Simon Bolivar, the city was charged.
Economy
Until the mid- 20th century, the economy has been mainly agricultural. With the completion of the railway and the road to Bogotá to the weight shifted to the industrial sector. Today, among others, the beverage company Coca Cola Postobon and see the place.
Flag
The three striped flag Duitamas was determined by the Municipal Acuerdo 022 in 1961. The green stripes to represent the devotion of the people in the fight for their freedom and the agriculturally convenient location. The black band commemorates the oppressed by the Spaniards during the conquest and enslaved Indians. Finally, red represents the boldness and the exploits of the indigenous in the war.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Oliverio Rincón ( born 1968 ), Colombian cyclist
- Daniel Rincón ( born 1975 ), Colombian cyclist
- Edgar Fonseca ( born 1981 ), Colombian cyclist