Chivatá

Chivatá
Municipality and town
Central square of Chivatá
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Location of the municipality and town of Chivatá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Central Boyacá Province
Founded	5 March 1556
Government
• Mayor	Rafael Antonio Fonseca Cely (2020-2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	56 km2 (22 sq mi)
• Urban	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	2,903 m (9,524 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	6,199
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Urban	2,557
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Chivatá is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,903 metres (9,524 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Oicatá, Toca and Tuta in the north, Toca and Siachoque in the east, Siachoque and Soracá in the south and Tunja in the west.

Etymology

The name Chivatá is derived from the Chibcha language of the Muisca who inhabited the central highlands of Colombia before the Spanish conquest in the 1530s. It means "Our outside farmfields".

History

Chivatá was ruled by a cacique named Chipatá, loyal to the zaque of nearby Hunza before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores. Modern Chivatá was founded on March 5, 1556.

Gallery

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  View of Chivatá
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  Rural area
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  Rural area

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  Rural area
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  Rural road
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  Border of Chivatá and Oicatá