Tuta, Boyacá
Tuta | |
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Municipality and town | |
Church of Tuta | |
Location of the municipality and town of Tuta in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Central Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 4 June 1776 |
| Founded by | Miguel Sánchez and Juan Rodríguez Parra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilblin Yesid Soto Monroy (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 165 km2 (64 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.782 km2 (0.302 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 9,673 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,665 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Tuta is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. Tuta is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Paipa, Pesca and Firavitoba in the east, Cómbita in the west, Sotaquirá and Paipa in the north and Chivatá, Toca and Oicatá in the south.