Pisba
Pisba | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
Lake in Páramo de Pisba | |
Location of the municipality and town of Pisba in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | La Libertad Province |
| Founded | 3 April 1629 |
| Founded by | Jesuit missionaries |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilton Giovani Ruíz Correa (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 469.12 km2 (181.13 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 30.96 km2 (11.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,400−3,500 m (−9,100 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 1,344 | |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 391 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Pisba (sometimes spelled Pisva) is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of La Libertad Province. Pisba is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes between 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) and 3,500 metres (11,500 ft). Distance to Sogamoso is 128 kilometres (80 mi) and to Tunja 176 kilometres (109 mi). The municipality borders Paya in the east, Labranzagrande in the south and Mongua in the northwest. The Casanare municipality Támara borders Pisba in the north.