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Chitaraque is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is located at a distance of from the department capital Tunja and situated at an altitude of in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. It borders Gámbita, Santander in the east and south, San José de Pare, Santana and Togüí in the west and Suaita, Santander in the north.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Chitaraque is referenced by 143 other articles, and connects out to Puerto Boyacá, Colombia and coffee.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including 1621 establishments in the Spanish Empire, Municipalities of Boyacá Department and Populated places established in 1621.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Chitaraque
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Entrada Chitaraque.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Entrance of Chitaraque
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Chitaraque (Boyacá).svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Boyaca - Chitaraque.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Chitaraque in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Boyacá Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ricaurte Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Fabián Armando Silva Sánchez(2020-2023)
Settlement.established_title
Founded

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Chitaraque
Country
Colombia
Population
5687
Area
157.65
Elevation
1575
Image
Entrada Chitaraque.jpg
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inception
1621-01-01
native label
Chitaraque
Commons category
Chitaraque
language of work or name
Chibchan
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • References

Chitaraque is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is located at a distance of from the department capital Tunja and situated at an altitude of in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. It borders Gámbita, Santander in the east and south, San José de Pare, Santana and Togüí in the west and Suaita, Santander in the north.

== Etymology == The name Chitaraque comes from Chibcha and means "Our vigorous farmfields from before".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chitaraque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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