Monguí

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

Monguí
Municipality and town
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)

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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