Úmbita
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Úmbita is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Úmbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 70 kilometres (43 mi) from department capital Tunja and borders Nuevo Colón and Tibaná in the north, Chinavita in the east, La Capilla and Tibiritá (Cundinamarca) in the south and in the west Villapinzón (Cundinamarca) and Turmequé. The altitude within the municipality ranges from 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) to 3,400 metres (11,200 ft).[1]
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Úmbita | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Márquez Province |
Founded | 17 November 1779 |
Founded by | Gabriel del Toro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rafael Ernesto Ramírez Vallejo (2020-2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 148.17 km2 (57.21 sq mi) |
• Urban | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,480 m (8,140 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 10,314 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,830 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
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