Boavita (Boyaca, Colombia) (original) (raw)

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• Overview

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• Colombia
• Boyaca Department

Overview

Boavita is a municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province.
The flag of Boavita is diagonally divided blue-black seperated by a white diagonal (bottom hoist to lower fly) stripe. The white stripe is charged with 13 yellow stars..
Source: municipal web site.
Dov Gutterman, 10 September 2008

The 13 stars must represent the 13 hamlets ("veredas") forming the rural part of the municipality: San Francisco, Cachavita, Sacachova, Chulavita, Chorrera, Río de Arriba, Río de Abajo, San Isidro, Ochaca, Cabuyal, Cácota, Melonal and Lagunillas.
Ivan Sache, 24 September 2008