Gachantivá
Gachantivá | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of Gachantivá | |
Location of the municipality and town of Gachantivá in the Boyacá department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Ricaurte Province |
| Founded | 1715 |
| Founded by | Juan José Neira |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Alonso Aguillón Puentes (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 66 km2 (25 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 2,654 | |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 364 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Gachantivá is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Gachantivá is located at altitudes ranging from 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) to 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and borders Villa de Leyva in the south, Santa Sofía in the west, Arcabuco in the east and Moniquirá in the north.