Tópaga is a town and municipality in the Sugamuxi Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Tópaga is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban center at an altitude of 2900 m while the topography varies over the municipality from 2400 m to 3200 m. It borders Nobsa and Corrales in the west, in the east Mongua and Gámeza, in the north Gámeza and in the south Monguí and Sogamoso. Department capital Tunja is 98 km away. Chicamocha River flows through Tópaga.

Etymology

The name Tópaga comes from Chibcha and means "Behind father river".

History

Before the Spanish conquest, Tópaga was inhabited by the Muisca. The village was ruled by a cacique with the same name as the village, loyal to the iraca of Sugamuxi. The iraca was educated by messenger god Bochica according to the religion of the Muisca. Modern Tópaga was founded in 1593 by Álvaro Leiva.

Economy

Main economical activity of Tópaga is coal mining, used to produce electrical energy.

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