Ubalá

Ubalá
Municipality and town

Church of Ubalá

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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Ubalá

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 4°44′38″N 73°32′5″W / 4.74389°N 73.53472°W / 4.74389; -73.53472Coordinates: 4°44′38″N 73°32′5″W / 4.74389°N 73.53472°W / 4.74389; -73.53472
Country  Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Province Guavio Province
Founded 23 October 1846
Founded by Ospina Rodríguez
Government
  Mayor Danilo Antonio Salinas Martínez
(2016-2019)
Area
  Municipality and town 505 km2 (195 sq mi)
Elevation 1,949 m (6,394 ft)
Population (2015)
  Municipality and town 10,718
  Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
  Urban 1,280
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website Official website

Ubalá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. It is the only municipality of Cundinamarca that is split in two parts.

Climate

Ubalá - 1949 m
Climate chart (explanation)
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Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Climate-data.org - Ubalá

Etymology

In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Ubalá means "Place on the hillside" or "At the foot of the hillside".[1]

History

The region west to Ubalá was inhabited by the Muisca before the Spanish conquistadores entered the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. To the east of Ubalá the indigenous Tegua were living and to the south the Guayupe.

Ubalá was properly founded on October 23rd, 1846 by Ospina Rodríguez.

Economy

Main economical activity of Ubalá is mining, predominantly emeralds, iron ore, sandstones, clay and salt.

Panorama of the artificial lake of Guavio

References

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