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Sativanorte

FieldValue
nameSativanorte
settlement_typeMunicipality and town
image_skylineSativanorte.JPG
image_captionChurch of Saint Joseph
image_flagFlag of Sativanorte (Boyacá).svg
image_mapColombia - Boyaca - Sativanorte.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of the municipality and town of Sativanorte 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_name2Northern Boyacá Province
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJimeno García García
(2020-2023)
established_titleFounded
established_date15 March 1934
area_total_km2184
area_urban_km21
population_as_of2015
population_total2339
population_density_km2auto
population_urban528
coordinates
timezoneColombia Standard Time
utc_offset-5
elevation_m2600
websiteOfficial website

(2020-2023)

Sativanorte is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province. Sativanorte borders Susacón in the north, in the south Sativasur and Tutazá, in the west Onzaga of the department of Santander and in the east Jericó and Socotá.

Etymology

The names for Sativanorte and Sativasur are derived from the cacique Sátiva, which in the Chibcha language of the Muisca means: "Captain of the Sun".

History

Sativanorte and Sativasur were called Sátiva in the times before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on the central highlands (Altiplano Cundiboyacense) of Colombia. Sátiva was inhabited during the Herrera Period and later, as part of the Muisca Confederation, ruled by the cacique Tundama, from the city with the same name, today known as Duitama. The Spanish conquistadores who conquered the area submitting the Muisca in 1540 were Gonzalo Suárez Rendón and Hernán Pérez de Quesada. Sátiva was founded in 1633 and modern Sativanorte was founded on March 15, 1934.

Geology

Rocks outcropping around Sativanorte are metamorphic quartzites, phyllites and schists of Paleozoic age. Locally also sandstones and siltstones are present. The southern boundary of the territory is formed by the Chicamocha fault, the western boundary forms the Chaguaca fault. Through the municipality runs the Soapága fault with a northeastern strike.

Economy

Main economical activities in Sativanorte are agriculture, livestock farming and ecotourism. To the north the Chicamocha Canyon is located and to the east the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy.

Climate

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References

References

  1. {{in lang. es [http://www.sativanorte-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml#1 Official website Sativanorte] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-10-20 - accessed 03-05-2016)
  2. {{in lang. es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Sativanorte] - accessed 03-05-2016
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