Somondoco

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Somondoco is a municipality in the Boyacá Department of Colombia, located in the Andean region and known historically for its emerald deposits.

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Somondoco canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
belongsToDepartment Boyacá Department
borderingEntity other municipalities of Boyacá Department
country Colombia
countrySubdivision Andean Region of Colombia
geologicalSetting emerald-bearing formations of Eastern Cordillera
governmentType municipal government
hasClimate mountain climate
hasCulturalHeritage Muisca-related traditions
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle ranching
emerald mining
hasEconomicSector primary sector
hasHistoricalSignificance Muisca Confederation territory
pre-Columbian emerald exploitation
hasHydrography Andean river basins
hasMiningTradition emerald mining
hasMunicipalStatusSince colonial period
hasOfficialNameLanguage Spanish
hasRegionalContext Eastern Boyacá emerald district
hasResource emeralds
precious stones
hasTopography mountainous terrain
hasTransportConnection regional roads of Boyacá Department
isIncludedIn municipalities of Boyacá Department
municipalities of Colombia
isLocatedInSovereignState Colombia
isPartOf Republic of Colombia
linked to: Colombia
isRuralUrbanClassification predominantly rural municipality
isSubjectToLawOf Colombia
knownFor emerald deposits
emerald mining
languageUsedInAdministration Spanish
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Boyacá Department
locatedInMountainRange Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
locatedInNaturalRegion Colombian Andes
locatedInPreColumbianTerritory Muisca Confederation
linked to: Muisca
locatedInRegion Andean region
locatedOnContinent South America
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Eastern Boyacá Province
preColumbianCulture Muisca
preColumbianInhabitants Muisca people
linked to: Muisca
subdivisionType municipality and town
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota
utcOffset UTC−5

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