Chivatá
Chivatá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Central square of Chivatá | |
Location of the municipality and town of Chivatá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Central Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 5 March 1556 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael Antonio Fonseca Cely (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 56 km2 (22 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,903 m (9,524 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 6,199 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,557 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Chivatá is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,903 metres (9,524 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Oicatá, Toca and Tuta in the north, Toca and Siachoque in the east, Siachoque and Soracá in the south and Tunja in the west.