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Arcabuco

Field	Value
name	Arcabuco
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_skyline	Parque Arcabuco.jpg
image_caption	Central square and church of Arcabuco
image_flag	Flag of Arcabuco.svg
image_map	Colombia - Boyaca - Arcabuco.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town of Arcabuco in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Boyacá Department
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Ricaurte Province
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Yamith Rodrigo Rodriguez Lopez
(2020–2023)
established_title	Founded
established_date	22 October 1856
founder	Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez
area_total_km2	155
area_urban_km2	35
population_as_of	2015
population_total	5240
population_urban	1961
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
elevation_m	2739
website	Official website

(2020–2023)

Arcabuco is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Arcabuco is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2739 m. The municipality borders Moniquirá and Gámbita in the north, Villa de Leyva and Chíquiza in the south, Cómbita in the east and Gachantivá and Villa de Leyva in the west. The department capital Tunja is 34 km to the south.

Etymology

The name Arcabuco comes from Chibcha and means either "Place of the intricate scrublands" or "Place enclosed by the hills".

History

The area of Arcabuco in the times before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca. Their territory was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose collection of rulers. Arcabuco was part of the zacazgo, with the zaque based in Hunza.

Modern Arcabuco was founded on October 22, 1856 by Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez.

Economy

The economy of Arcabuco is centered around agriculture and livestock farming. Apart from the agricultural products potatoes and strawberries, the town is known as a large producer of almojábanas.

Climate

Arcabuco has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.

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Named after Arcabuco

Arcabuco Formation, Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous dinosaur tracks-containing geologic formation

Born in Arcabuco

Cayetano Sarmiento, professional cyclist

Gallery

File:Iglesia Nuestra señora del Amparo 2014-09-17.jpg|Church of Arcabuco File:"El ángel guardián de los bosques" por Julio Abril- Arcabuco.jpg|Sculpture in Arcabuco File:Monumento al roble Arcabuco.jpg|Monument in Arcabuco File:Estatua a los indígenas 2014-09-13.JPG|Statue honouring the Muisca File:Paisajes de arcabuco 009.jpg|Hills in rural Arcabuco File:Paisajes de arcabuco 016.jpg|Rural Arcabuco File:Rio Arcabuco.JPG|Arcabuco River File:Monumento al pasado 2014-09-13.JPG|Old car in rural Arcabuco

References

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{{in lang. es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Arcabuco] - Excelsio.net
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