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Guateque
Boyacátown
Total population
9,603
Air quality index
Demographic figures from DANE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Guateque is a small town that lies in Boyacá, Colombia. Coordinates of 5.006°, -73.473° situate Guateque in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 9,603. The location receives about 1,651 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Guateque.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves776
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves735
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves693
- Dolichancistrus fuesslii (Steindachner, 1911)Dolichancistrus fuesslii (Steindachner, 1911) · Animalia685
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves609
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves519
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves472
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves438
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2025-07-105 km W of Villapinzón, Colombia
- M 4.4 — 2025-07-0712 km N of Paratebueno, Colombia
- M 4.5 — 2025-06-2311 km NE of Medina, Colombia
- M 4.5 — 2025-06-0913 km NE of Paratebueno, Colombia
- M 4.2 — 2025-06-087 km NNE of Medina, Colombia
- M 4.8 — 2025-06-0815 km WSW of Barranca de Upía, Colombia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Boyacá
- Sutatenza1.9 mi away · pop. 4,233
- Guayatá3.1 mi away · pop. 3,400
- Somondoco3.1 mi away · pop. 2,910
- Tenza6.1 mi away · pop. 3,851
- La Capilla6.5 mi away · pop. 2,689
- Almeida6.9 mi away · pop. 1,910
- Garagoa9.1 mi away · pop. 17,932
- Pachavita10.6 mi away
- Pachavita10.6 mi away · pop. 2,467
- Macanal10.8 mi away · pop. 4,976
- Chivor10.8 mi away · pop. 2,479
- Chinavita13.3 mi away · pop. 3,209
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Guateque, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
DANE — Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística
- DANE / DIVIPOLA
- 15322
- Wikidata
- Q1577072
DANE code via Wikidata P7325
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • DANE — Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística — DANE code via Wikidata P7325