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La Uvita
Municipality and town
Central square of La Uvita
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Location of the municipality and town of La Uvita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 6°20′N 72°30′W / 6.333°N 72.500°W / 6.333; -72.500
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Northern Boyacá Province
Founded	24 December 1758
Founded by	Vicente Ferrer del Río de Loza
Government
• Mayor	Ronald Gerardo Cordero Jaime (2020-2023)
Elevation	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population (2015)
• Municipality and town	2,523
• Urban	1,018
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

La Uvita is a town and municipality in the Northern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. La Uvita borders San Mateo in the north, El Cocuy and Chita in the east, Chita and Jericó in the south and Boavita in the west.^[1]

Etymology

La Uvita is derived from Chibcha, meaning "meadow of the fertile farmlands".^[1]

History

La Uvita was founded by Vicente Ferrer del Río de Loza on December 24, 1758, as a place for the colonial inhabitants of Boavita to flee the indigenous people in Boavita.^[1]

Economy

Main economic activity of La Uvita is the manufacturing of cheese. It also serves as a touristic entry to the El Cocuy National Park.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for La Uvita (Cusagui), elevation 2,950 m (9,680 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.2 (66.6)	19.8 (67.6)	19.2 (66.6)	17.7 (63.9)	17.6 (63.7)	17.2 (63.0)	16.5 (61.7)	17.0 (62.6)	17.4 (63.3)	17.5 (63.5)	17.2 (63.0)	18.4 (65.1)	17.9 (64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.7 (54.9)	12.6 (54.7)	12.7 (54.9)	12.8 (55.0)	12.8 (55.0)	12.3 (54.1)	11.8 (53.2)	12.0 (53.6)	12.1 (53.8)	12.3 (54.1)	12.5 (54.5)	12.8 (55.0)	12.4 (54.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	7.9 (46.2)	8.4 (47.1)	9.0 (48.2)	9.0 (48.2)	8.6 (47.5)	8.2 (46.8)	8.2 (46.8)	8.2 (46.8)	8.5 (47.3)	8.6 (47.5)	8.1 (46.6)	8.3 (46.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35.4 (1.39)	53.7 (2.11)	88.2 (3.47)	145.5 (5.73)	110.8 (4.36)	55.3 (2.18)	55.9 (2.20)	53.7 (2.11)	75.0 (2.95)	133.0 (5.24)	113.8 (4.48)	59.2 (2.33)	979.5 (38.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7	9	13	17	18	16	19	18	15	19	17	10	177
Average relative humidity (%)	75	75	77	80	81	80	80	79	79	81	83	78	79
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

Gallery

Central square
Central square and church
Church interior
Andalusian patio

Monserrate Hill
Tabor Hill
Rural road

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Uvita.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (in Spanish) Official website La Uvita
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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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