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Güicán

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Güicán

Total population

4,279

Air quality index

12Good
Coordinates6.46°, -72.41°

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City facts

Overview

Güicán de la Sierra, also known as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Güicán, is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It is close to the national natural park El Cocuy National Park. As of the year 2020, it has a total population of 6,426.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.4617
Longitude
-72.4120
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
12
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
0.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
0.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
26
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,888
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Thrush
    Turdus fuscater Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 · Aves
    163
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    156
  • Southern House-Wren
    Troglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves
    121
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    118
  • White-throated Tyrannulet
    Mecocerculus leucophrys (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves
    88
  • Eastern Meadowlark
    Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    79
  • Yellow-backed Oriole
    Icterus chrysater (Lesson, 1844) · Aves
    79
  • Black-backed Grosbeak
    Pheucticus aureoventris (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves
    65

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,090
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2015-03-10

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Boyacá

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,612

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
107
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Güicán

Tiestos, textos y piedras sagradas
Pablo Fernando Pérez Riaño · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Espeletia lopezii
Espeletia lopezii
Espeletia lopezii
Seen 2026-04-17
Alchemilla orbiculata
Alchemilla orbiculata
Alchemilla orbiculata
Seen 2026-04-17
Andean blueberry
Andean blueberry
Vaccinium floribundum
Seen 2026-04-16
Senecio niveoaureus
Senecio niveoaureus
Senecio niveoaureus
Seen 2026-04-02
Páramo White-tailed Deer
Páramo White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus goudotii
Seen 2026-04-01
Acaena cylindristachya
Acaena cylindristachya
Acaena cylindristachya
Seen 2026-03-14
devil's-fingers
devil's-fingers
Clathrus archeri
Seen 2026-01-28
yellow map lichen
yellow map lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Seen 2026-01-22
Tropaeolum smithii
Tropaeolum smithii
Tropaeolum smithii
Seen 2026-01-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Güicán, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Iglesia de guican nocturna - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0 miVIRGEN MORENITA DE GUICAN - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0 miIGLESIA DE GUICAN - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0 miPARQUE DE GUICAN - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0 miEl Peñón de los Muertos — Güicán, Colombia0 miIglesia de guican - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0.1 miALTAR IGLESIA DE GUCAN - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0.1 miLA INDIA monumento uwa - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0.3 miENTRADA DEL PUEBLO DE GUICAN - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0.3 miMonumento a la Dignidad Uwa - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia0.3 miMONSERRATE DE GUICAN - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia2 miGüicán, Boyacá, Colombia - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia2 miPueblo de Cocuy — Güicán, Colombia3.5 miPico del Gavilán - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia3.7 miSierra Nevada El Cocuy o Güicán. Paisaje de alta montaña — Güicán, Colombia3.7 miCamino a la Laguna Grande de los Verdes - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia3.9 miSierra Nevada El Cocuy o Güicán. Paisaje altoandino — Güicán, Colombia3.9 miNieve en las montañas — Güicán, Colombia4 miNieve cocuy — Güicán, Colombia4 miTerritorialidad - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia4.1 miPaisaje de la Sierra Nevada - panoramio — Güicán, Colombia4.1 miISS026-E-28142 - View of Earth — Güicán, Colombia4.3 miISS028-E-43837 - View of Earth — Güicán, Colombia4.3 miLaguna de San Paulín — Güicán, Colombia4.4 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image