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Chinavita

FieldValue
nameChinavita
settlement_typeMunicipality and town
image_skylineInterior of the church of Chinavita.jpg
image_captionInterior of the church of Chinavita
image_flagFlag of Chinavita (Boyacá).svg
image_mapColombia - Boyaca - Chinavita.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of the municipality and town of Chinavita in the Boyacá department of Colombia
pushpin_mapsize300
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Colombia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameColombia
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Boyacá Department
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Neira Province
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameFiyer Alexander Urrego Bejarano
(2020-2023)
established_titleFounded
established_date12 September 1822
founderJosé Joaquín Ramírez Zubieta
area_total_km2148
area_urban_km20.39
population_as_of2015
population_total3528
population_density_km2auto
population_urban1219
timezoneColombia Standard Time
utc_offset-5
elevation_m1763
websiteOfficial website

(2020-2023) Chinavita is a town and municipality in the Neira Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre of Chinavita is located at 39 km from the department capital Tunja on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and the municipality borders Tibaná and Ramiriquí in the north, Ramiriquí and Miraflores in the east, Garagoa in the south and in the west Pachavita and Úmbita.

Etymology

The name Chinavita is derived from Chibcha and means "illuminated hilltop".

History

The area of Chinavita before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca. Chinavita was ruled by the zaque of Hunza.

Modern Chinavita was founded in 1822, before it was a vereda of Garagoa.

Economy

Main economical activities of Chinavita are agriculture and livestock farming. Agricultural products cultivated in Chinavita are potatoes, sugarcane, tomatoes, bananas, coffee and fique.

References

References

  1. {{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20150531003901/http://www.chinavita-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Chinavita]
  2. es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Chinavita] - Excelsio.net
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