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Also known as Combita

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 away and Motavita in the south and Arcabuco and Motavita in the west.

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Cómbita
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Municipality and town
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Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción, Cómbita, 2014 (2).jpg
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Church of Cómbita
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Flag of Cómbita (Boyacá).svg
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Colombia - Boyaca - Combita.svg
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250px
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Location of the municipality and town of Cómbita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
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300
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Location in Colombia
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Country
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Department
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Boyacá Department
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Province
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Central Boyacá Province
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Mayor
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Nelson Pérez Suárez(2020-2023)
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Founded

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Area
149
Elevation
2814
Image
Combita Panoramica.jpg
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Cómbita
inception
1586-01-01
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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 away and Motavita in the south and Arcabuco and Motavita in the west.

== 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.

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