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Cucaita is a municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of from the department capital Tunja. Cucaita borders Sora in the north, Tunja in the east and south and Samacá in the south and west.

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Settlement.name
Cucaita
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
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Cucaita Boyaca 07.JPG
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View of Cucaita
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Flag of Cucaita (Boyacá).svg
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Escudo de Cucaita.svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Boyaca - Cucaita.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Cucaita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
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300
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Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Boyacá Department
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Central Boyacá Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Marcos Daniel Borda Parra(2024-2027)

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Area
43.58
Elevation
2650
Image
Cucaita panorámica.JPG
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Commons category
Cucaita
inception
1556-01-01
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Cucaita is a municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of from the department capital Tunja. Cucaita borders Sora in the north, Tunja in the east and south and Samacá in the south and west.

== Etymology == The name Cucaita is derived from Chibcha and means either "Seminary enclosure" or "Shade of the farming fields".

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