Betéitiva
Betéitiva | |
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Municipality and town | |
Chapel of Betéitiva | |
Location of the municipality and town of Beteitiva in the Boyacá department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Valderrama Province |
| Founded | 14 October 1556 |
| Founded by | Juan Salamanca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edwin Rene Pava Rincon (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 123 km2 (47 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,575 m (8,448 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 2,069 | |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 389 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Betéitiva (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈtejtiβa]) a town and municipality in the Valderrama Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre of Betétiva is situated at 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the capital Bogotá, 110 kilometres (68 mi) from the department capital Tunja and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Sogamoso. The municipality, located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, borders in the north Belén, in the northeast Paz de Río, in the east Tasco, in the southeast Corrales and in the west with Busbanzá and Cerinza.