Chinavita

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 kilometres (24 mi) 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.^[1]

Chinavita
Municipality and town
Interior of the church of Chinavita
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Location of the municipality and town of Chinavita in the Boyacá department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Neira Province
Founded	12 September 1822
Founded by	José Joaquín Ramírez Zubieta
Government
• Mayor	Fiyer Alexander Urrego Bejarano (2020-2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	148 km2 (57 sq mi)
• Urban	0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation	1,763 m (5,784 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	3,528
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
• Urban	1,219
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Etymology

The name Chinavita is derived from Chibcha and means "illuminated hilltop".^[1] Another explanation is "our hill".^[2]

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.^[1]

Economy

Main economical activities of Chinavita are agriculture and livestock farming. Agricultural products cultivated in Chinavita are potatoes, sugarcane, tomatoes, bananas, coffee and fique.^[1]