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[[Image:Colombia - Cundinamarca - Cucunuba.svg|thumb|right|250px|Location of the town and municipality of '''Cucunubá''' in [[Cundinamarca Department]].]]
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'''Cucunubá''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in the [[Ubaté Province]], part of the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]. It borders with the municipalities of [[Ubaté]], [[Lenguazaque]], [[Suesca]], [[Chocontá]], [[Tausa]] and [[Sutatausa]].<ref name=websiteCucunuba>{{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20150522161227/http://www.cucunuba-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Cucunubá]</ref>


== Geography ==
'''Cucunubá''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]].
The urban centre of the municipality is located in the [[Ubaté River|Ubaté Valley]] at an altitude of {{convert|2590|m|ft}}, while other parts stretch over the mountainous sectors of the [[Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)|Eastern Ranges]] of the Colombian [[Andes]]. The urban centre is at a distance of {{convert|90|km|mi}} from the capital [[Bogotá]].


== Etymology ==
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The name Cucunubá comes from [[Chibcha language|Chibcha]] and means "Similarity to a face".<ref name=websiteCucunuba/><ref name=TiempoCundin>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-7783403 Etymology Cucunubá] - [[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]]</ref>
{{coord|5|15|N|73|46|W|display=title|region:CO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}


== History ==
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[[Category:Municipalities of Cundinamarca]]
Cucunubá in the times before the [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca|Spanish conquest]] was part of the [[Muisca Confederation]], a loose confederation of [[Muisca rulers|rulers]] of the [[Muisca people|Muisca]].
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[[Category:Populated places in the Cundinamarca Department]]

Modern Cucunubá was founded on August 2, 1600, by Luis Enríquez.<ref name=websiteCucunuba/>

== Economy ==
Main economical activity of Cucunubá is [[carbon]] [[mining]]. More than half of the municipality's area is covered with farmfields and [[livestock]] farming producers. Main agricultural products are [[potato]]es, [[pea]]s and [[wheat]].<ref name=websiteCucunuba/>

== Gallery ==
{{left|<gallery mode=packed>
File:Iglesia de Cucunubá, Cundinamarca.JPG|Church of Cucunubá
File:Templo Parroquial del Divino Salvador 1.jpg|Church
</gallery>}}
{{clearleft}}

== References ==
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{{commons category|Cucunubá}}

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{{Municipalities cundinamarca department}}
{{Mining in Colombia}}


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Latest revision as of 09:58, 7 April 2023

Cucunubá
Municipality and town
View of Cucunubá
View of Cucunubá
Flag of Cucunubá
Flag
Official seal of Cucunubá
Seal
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Cucunubá is located in Colombia
Cucunubá
Cucunubá
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°15′0″N 73°45′48″W / 5.25000°N 73.76333°W / 5.25000; -73.76333
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceUbaté Province
Founded2 August 1600
Founded byLuis Enríquez
Government
 • MayorSandra Liliana Jara Alonso
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town112 km2 (43 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
2,590 m (8,500 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town7,479
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,383
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Cucunubá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It borders with the municipalities of Ubaté, Lenguazaque, Suesca, Chocontá, Tausa and Sutatausa.[1]

Geography[edit]

The urban centre of the municipality is located in the Ubaté Valley at an altitude of 2,590 metres (8,500 ft), while other parts stretch over the mountainous sectors of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The urban centre is at a distance of 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the capital Bogotá.

Etymology[edit]

The name Cucunubá comes from Chibcha and means "Similarity to a face".[1][2]

History[edit]

Cucunubá in the times before the Spanish conquest was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of rulers of the Muisca.

Modern Cucunubá was founded on August 2, 1600, by Luis Enríquez.[1]

Economy[edit]

Main economical activity of Cucunubá is carbon mining. More than half of the municipality's area is covered with farmfields and livestock farming producers. Main agricultural products are potatoes, peas and wheat.[1]

Gallery[edit]

  • Church of Cucunubá
    Church of Cucunubá
  • Church
    Church

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Cucunubá
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Etymology Cucunubá - El Tiempo
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