La Uvita
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Uvita is a town and municipality in the Northern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. La Uvita borders San Mateo in the north, El Cocuy and Chita in the east, Chita and Jericó in the south and Boavita in the west.[1]
La Uvita | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 6°20′N 72°30′W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Northern Boyacá Province |
Founded | 24 December 1758 |
Founded by | Vicente Ferrer del Río de Loza |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ronald Gerardo Cordero Jaime (2020-2023) |
Elevation | 2,700 m (8,900 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 2,523 |
• Urban | 1,018 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
La Uvita is derived from Chibcha, meaning "meadow of the fertile farmlands".[1]
La Uvita was founded by Vicente Ferrer del Río de Loza on December 24, 1758, as a place for the colonial inhabitants of Boavita to flee the indigenous people in Boavita.[1]
Main economic activity of La Uvita is the manufacturing of cheese. It also serves as a touristic entry to the El Cocuy National Park.[1]
Climate data for La Uvita (Cusagui), elevation 2,950 m (9,680 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.4 (1.39) |
53.7 (2.11) |
88.2 (3.47) |
145.5 (5.73) |
110.8 (4.36) |
55.3 (2.18) |
55.9 (2.20) |
53.7 (2.11) |
75.0 (2.95) |
133.0 (5.24) |
113.8 (4.48) |
59.2 (2.33) |
979.5 (38.56) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 177 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 79 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] |
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