Tota (Colombia)
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Coordinates: 5 ° 34 ′ N , 72 ° 59 ′ W Tota on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Tota on the Boyacá map
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Boyacá | |
City foundation | 1535 | |
Residents | 5224 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 314 km 2 | |
Population density | 17 people / km 2 | |
height | 2870 m | |
Waters | Lake Tota | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Edgar Antonio Moreno Chaparro (2016–2019) | |
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Monument in Tota | ||
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Lake Tota |
Tota is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Boyacá in Colombia on Lake Tota .
geography
Tota is located 2870 m above sea level in the eastern cordillera of the Andes , 40 km south of Sogamoso . The average temperature is 12 ° Celsius. The municipality borders on Cuítiva to the north, Aquitania to the east and south-east and Pesca to the west and south-west .
population
The municipality of Tota has 5224 inhabitants, of which 546 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
The area of today's Tota was inhabited by the Chibcha before the arrival of the Spaniards . Tota was founded on February 1, 1535 by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada .
economy
Tota’s main industries are agriculture and cattle production . In particular, potatoes are grown.
Points of attraction
Lake Tota and Playa Blanca (White Beach)
Web links
- Alcaldia Municipal de Tota. Alcaldía de Tota - Boyacá, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Tota).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geography. Alcaldía de Tota - Boyacá, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography 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 June 4, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ↑ Information about the story on the official Tota website ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (Spanish)
- ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Tota - Boyacá, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).