Tibiritá

Tibirita is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Tibirita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 125 kilometres (78 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It borders Villapinzón in the north, in the east La Capilla (Boyacá), in the south Guateque (Boyacá) and in the west Manta, Machetá and Chocontá.^[1]

Tibirita
Municipality and town
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Location of Tibirita inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Tibirita Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°03′04″N 73°30′15″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Almeidas Province
Founded	9 July 1593
Founded by	Miguel de Ibarra
Government
• Mayor	Maria Antonia Martín Mateus (2020-2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	57.2 km2 (22.1 sq mi)
• Urban	0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation	1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	2,950
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Urban	492
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

History

The area of Tibiritá was populated by the Muisca before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca in the 1530s. The village was ruled by the zaque of Hunza, present day capital of Boyacá Tunja. Modern Tibiritá was founded on July 9, 1553 by Miguel de Ibarra.^[1] The name Tibiritá is Chibcha.

Economy

Main economical activity of Tibiritá is dairy farming.^[1]

Born in Tibirita

• Rufino Cuervo Barreto, 4 months president of the Republic of New Granada