Muzo
Muzo is a town and municipality in the Western Boyacá Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is widely known as the world capital of emeralds for the mines containing the world's highest quality gems of this type.
- Town with about 8,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 740 metres (2,430 feet)
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Boyacá
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quípama.
Muzo
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Latitude
5.53213° or 5° 31′ 56″ north
Longitude
-74.10278° or 74° 6′ 10″ west
Open location code
67Q7GVJW+VV
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Waray—“Muzo” goes by many names.
MuzoPolish
МусоRussian
MuzoSwedish
MuzoTagalog
MuzoTurkish
Muzo (belediye)Turkish
Muzo belediyesiTurkish
МусоUkrainian
موسوUrdu
MuzoUzbek
MuzoVietnamese
MuzoWaray (Philippines)
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