Tibiritá

Tibiritá
Municipality and town
Flag of Tibiritá Flag
Location of Tibiritá inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia Location of Tibiritá inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Tibiritá Location in Colombia
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Almeidas Province
Founded	9 July 1593
Founded by	Miguel de Ibarra
Government
• Mayor	María Patricia Vaca Castillo (2016-2019)
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)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website	Official website

Tibiritá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Tibiritá 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.

History

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

Economy

Main economical activity of Tibiritá is dairy farming.

Born in Tibiritá

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