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Macaravita

Field	Value
name	Macaravita
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_skyline	Macaravita 2.JPG
image_flag	Flag of Macaravita (Santander).svg
image_map	Colombia - Santander - Macaravita.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town of Macaravita in the Santander Department of Colombia.
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Santander Department
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5

Macaravita is a municipality in the province of García Rovira within the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

History

The municipality of Macaravita was founded on 22 December, 1857 by Hernán Pérez de Estrada.

Before the Spanish conquest, the territory of Macaravita was inhabited by indigenous people of the Tuneba or Lache ethnic group.

Geography

Macaravita is located in the southeast of the province of García Rovira, east of the department of Santander.

It borders the municipality of Carcasí to the north; Chiscas and El Espino of the department of Boyacáto the east; Boavita and Guacamayas of the department of Boyacá to the south; and Capitanejo to the west.

References

Estevan Camacho, Claudia Liliana. (2004). "Demografia historica en malaga, macaravita y molagavita 1800-1830". Facultity of Human Sciences, History school, Dir Jairo Gutierrez Ramos.
(2019-12-14). "CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA POBLACIÓN DE MUNICIPIO DE MACARAVITA SANTANDER".

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