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Cómbita
Municipality and town
Church of Cómbita
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Location of the municipality and town of Cómbita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Central Boyacá Province
Founded	1586
Government
• Mayor	Nelson Pérez Suárez (2020-2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	149 km² (58 sq mi)
• Urban	85.6 km² (33.1 sq mi)
Elevation	2,825 m (9,268 ft)
Population (2015)
• Municipality and town	14,632
• Density	98/km² (250/sq mi)
• Urban	1,107
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Cómbita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the sub region of the Central Boyacá Province. Cómbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and borders Arcabuco and the department of Santander in the north, Sotaquirá in the northeast, Tuta and Oicatá in the east, department capital Tunja at 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) away and Motavita in the south and Arcabuco and Motavita in the west.^[1]

History

Cómbita was in the time before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores inhabited by the Muisca, organized in their loose Muisca Confederation. The ruler of the northern Muisca was the zaque of Hunza, modern day Tunja. The cacique of Cómbita was loyal to the zaque.^[1]

In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Cómbita means either "Hand of the jaguar and wheel of life" or "Force of the summit".^[1]^[2]

Modern Cómbita was founded in 1586.^[3]

Economy

The economical activities of Cómbita are agriculture; potatoes, barley, wheat, maize and peas, and livestock farming.^[1]

Born in Cómbita

Pedro Medina Avendaño, Colombian lawyer and poet
Nairo Quintana, professional cyclist, Giro d'Italia general classification winner, Vuelta a España general classification winner, 2nd place in the Tour de France of 2013 and 2015
Dayer Quintana, professional cyclist, brother of Nairo
Ismael Sarmiento, former professional cyclist

Gallery

Church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (in Spanish) Official website Cómbita Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ (in Spanish) Etymology Cómbita - Excelsio.net
^ (in Spanish) Foundation of Cómbita - El Tiempo

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v t e Provinces and Municipalities in Boyacá Department
Central Boyacá Province	Cómbita Cucaita Chíquiza Chivatá Motavita Oicatá Siachoque Samacá Sora Soracá Sotaquirá Toca Tunja Tuta Ventaquemada
Northern Boyacá Province	Boavita Covarachía La Uvita San Mateo Sativanorte Sativasur Soatá Susacón Tipacoque
Western Boyacá Province	Briceño Buenavista Caldas Chiquinquirá Coper La Victoria Maripí Muzo Otanche Pauna Quípama Saboyá San Miguel de Sema San Pablo de Borbur Tununguá
Eastern Boyacá Province	Almeida Chivor Guateque Guayatá La Capilla Somondoco Sutatenza Tenza
Gutiérrez Province	Chiscas El Cocuy El Espino Guacamayas Güicán Panqueba
La Libertad Province	Labranzagrande Pajarito Paya Pisba
Lengupá Province	Berbeo Campohermoso Miraflores Páez San Eduardo Zetaquirá
Márquez Province	Boyacá Ciénaga Jenesano Nuevo Colón Ramiriquí Rondón Tibaná Turmequé Úmbita Viracachá
Neira Province	Chinavita Garagoa Macanal Pachavita San Luis de Gaceno Santa María
Ricaurte Province	Arcabuco Chitaraque Gachantivá Moniquirá Ráquira Sáchica San José de Pare Santa Sofía Santana Sutamarchán Tinjacá Togüí Villa de Leyva
Sugamuxi Province	Aquitania Cuítiva Firavitoba Gámeza Iza Mongua Monguí Nobsa Pesca Sogamoso Tibasosa Tópaga Tota
Tundama Province	Belén Busbanzá Cerinza Corrales Duitama Floresta Paipa Santa Rosa de Viterbo Tutazá
Valderrama Province	Betéitiva Chita Jericó Paz de Río Socotá Socha Tasco
Boyacá Frontier District	Cubará
Boyacá Special Handling Zone	Puerto Boyacá
See also: List of municipalities in Boyacá

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