Tibaná
Tibaná | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality and town of Tibaná in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Márquez Province |
| Founded | 12 October 1537 |
| Founded by | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gustavo Alexander García Parra (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 121.76 km2 (47.01 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,115 m (6,939 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 9,186 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,601 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Tibaná is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of Márquez Province. The urban centre of Tibaná is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at an altitude of 2,115 metres (6,939 ft) and a distance of 38 kilometres (24 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Jenesano in the north, Ramiriquí and Chinavita in the east, Chinavita and Úmbita in the south and in the west Turmequé and Nuevo Colón.