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Berbeo

San Fernando de Aguablanca, Lengupá
Municipality and town
Church of Berbeo
Church of Berbeo
Flag of Berbeo
Flag
Official seal of Berbeo
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Location of the municipality and town of Berbeo in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Berbeo in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Boyacá Department
Province Lengupá Province
Founded 23 April 1743
Founded by Jesuits
Area
 • Municipality and town 61.72 km2 (23.83 sq mi)
 • Urban
0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation
1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town 1,932
 • Density 31.303/km2 (81.074/sq mi)
 • Urban
529
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Berbeo is a town and municipality in the Lengupá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre of Berbeo is located at an altitude of 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. Berbeo borders San Eduardo in the east, Zetaquirá and Miraflores in the west, Zetaquirá in the north and Miraflores and Páez in the south.

Etymology

The municipality was formerly called San Fernando de Aguablanca and Legupá, and since 1913 bears the name Berbeo, after Juan Francisco Berbeo.

History

The area of Berbeo before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the indigenous Muisca. In Berbeo petroglyphs have been discovered. Modern Berbeo was founded on April 23, 1743, by Jesuits.

Economy

Main activity of Berbeo is agriculture, with coffee and chonto tomatoes as major products.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Berbeo para niños

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