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|name = Chinavita |
|name = Chinavita |
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|settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Colombia|Municipality]] and town |
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|image_caption = Interior of the church of Chinavita |
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|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Chinavita in the Boyacá |
|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Chinavita in the Boyacá department of Colombia |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Boyacá Department]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Neira Province]] |
|subdivision_name2 = [[Neira Province]] |
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|leader_title = Mayor |
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|leader_name = Fiyer Alexander Urrego Bejarano<br><small>(2020-2023)</small> |
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|established_title = Founded |
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|established_date = 12 September 1822 |
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|founder = José Joaquín Ramírez Zubieta |
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|area_total_km2 = 148 |
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|population_as_of = 2015 |
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|population_total = 3528 |
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|timezone = Colombia Standard Time |
|timezone = Colombia Standard Time |
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|elevation_m = 1763 |
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|website = [http://www.chinavita-boyaca.gov.co/ Official website] |
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'''Chinavita''' is a town and municipality in the [[Neira Province]], part of the [[Colombia]]n [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]]. The urban centre of Chinavita is located at {{convert|39|km|mi}} from the department capital [[Tunja]] on the [[Altiplano Cundiboyacense]] and the municipality borders [[Tibaná]] and [[Ramiriquí]] in the north, Ramiriquí and [[Miraflores, Boyacá|Miraflores]] in the east, [[Garagoa]] in the south and in the west [[Pachavita]] and [[Úmbita]].<ref name=websiteChinavita>{{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20150531003901/http://www.chinavita-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Chinavita]</ref> |
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== Etymology == |
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The name Chinavita is derived from [[Chibcha language|Chibcha]] and means "illuminated hilltop".<ref name=websiteChinavita/> Another explanation is "our hill".<ref name=excelsio>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Chinavita] - Excelsio.net</ref> |
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== History == |
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The area of Chinavita before the [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca|Spanish conquest]] was inhabited by the [[Muisca people|Muisca]]. Chinavita was ruled by the ''[[zaque]]'' of [[Tunja|Hunza]]. |
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Modern Chinavita was founded in 1822, before it was a ''vereda'' of Garagoa.<ref name=websiteChinavita/> |
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{{Unreferenced|date=October 2008}}'''Chinavita''' is a town and municipality in the [[Colombia|Colombian]] [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]], part of the subregion of the [[Neira Province]]. |
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== Economy == |
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Main economical activities of Chinavita are [[agriculture]] and [[livestock]] farming. Agricultural products cultivated in Chinavita are [[potato]]es, [[sugarcane]], [[tomato]]es, [[banana]]s, [[coffee]] and [[fique]].<ref name=websiteChinavita/> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 5 April 2023
Chinavita | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Interior of the church of Chinavita | |
.svg) Flag | |
 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 |
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]
Etymology[edit]
The name Chinavita is derived from Chibcha and means "illuminated hilltop".[1] Another explanation is "our hill".[2]
History[edit]
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[edit]
Main economical activities of Chinavita are agriculture and livestock farming. Agricultural products cultivated in Chinavita are potatoes, sugarcane, tomatoes, bananas, coffee and fique.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) Etymology Chinavita - Excelsio.net
