Tabio
Tabio | ||
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Coordinates: 4 ° 55 ' N , 74 ° 6' W Tabio on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Tabio on the map of Cundinamarca
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cundinamarca | |
City foundation | 1603 | |
Residents | 29,731 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 74 km 2 | |
Population density | 402 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 2569 m | |
Waters | Río Frío | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Rubén Darío Acero García (2016-2019) | |
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Central park in Tabio | ||
Parish Church of Tabio | ||
Tabio Town Hall |
Tabio is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia , which for metropolitan Bogotá belongs.
geography
Tabio is located in Cundinamarca in the province of Sabana Centro , about 45 km from Bogotá at 2569 meters above sea level and has an average annual temperature of 14 ° C. Tabio is located on a plateau in the Andes . The municipality borders Zipaquirá in the north, Cajicá in the east, Tenjo in the south and Subachoque in the west .
population
The municipality of Tabio has 29,731 inhabitants, of which 14,594 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
At the beginning of the conquest, the area of today's Tabio community was inhabited by the Chibcha indigenous people . The Spaniards subsequently exploited the indigenous peoples with the encomienda system . The settlement itself was officially founded in 1603. Tabio received the status of a municipality in 1761.
economy
The main industry in Tabio is agriculture . In particular, cut flowers , but also potatoes , corn and peas are grown. There is also cattle and milk production and gravel and sand are extracted.
Worth seeing
The Capilla Doctrinera was named Colombian Cultural Heritage in 1982. Thermal baths are a tourist destination .
Personalities
- Juan Pablo Forero (* 1983), racing cyclist
Web links
- Alcaldía Municipal de Tabio. Alcaldía de Tabio - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 13, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Tabio - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 13, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
- ↑ a b c d Historia. Alcaldía de Tabio - Cundinamarca, accessed February 13, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on February 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).