Cucunubá

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Cucunubá
Municipality and town
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Cucunubá
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°15′0″N73°45′48″W / 5.25000°N 73.76333°W / 5.25000; -73.76333 Coordinates: 5°15′0″N73°45′48″W / 5.25000°N 73.76333°W / 5.25000; -73.76333
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca
Province Ubaté Province
Founded2 August 1600
Founded byLuis Enríquez
Government
  MayorSandra Liliana Jara Alonso
(2016-2019)
Area
   Municipality and town112 km2 (43 sq mi)
  Urban
1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
2,590 m (8,500 ft)
Population
 (2015)
   Municipality and town7,479
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
   Urban
1,383
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website Official website

Cucunubá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It borders with the municipalities of Ubaté, Lenguazaque, Suesca, Chocontá, Tausa and Sutatausa. [1]

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Geography

The urban centre of the municipality is located in the Ubaté Valley at an altitude of 2,590 metres (8,500 ft), while other parts stretch over the mountainous sectors of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The urban centre is at a distance of 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the capital Bogotá.

Etymology

The name Cucunubá comes from Chibcha and means "Similarity to a face". [1] [2]

History

Cucunubá in the times before the Spanish conquest was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of rulers of the Muisca.

Modern Cucunubá was founded on August 2, 1600, by Luis Enríquez. [1]

Economy

Main economical activity of Cucunubá is carbon mining. More than half of the municipality's area is covered with farmfields and livestock farming producers. Main agricultural products are potatoes, peas and wheat. [1]

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