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Motavita
Municipality and town
Central square of Motavita
Central square of Motavita
Flag of Motavita
Official seal of Motavita
Location of the municipality and town of Motavita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Motavita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceCentral Boyacá Province
Founded23 December 1816
Government
 • MayorHeli Quintero Suárez
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
2,690 m (8,830 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town8,067
 • Urban
881
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Motavita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It covers approximately 62 square kilometres (24 sq mi).[1]

Etymology

The name Motavita comes from the Chibcha language and means "washing place to prepare for growing crops", indicating a ceremonial use.[2]

Geography

Motavita is bordered to the north by Arcabuco and Cómbita, to the east and south by Tunja, and to the west by Sora and Chíquiza.[3]

Divisions

Motavita was divided into five cadastral vereda (townships): Centro, Carbonera, Ristá, Salvial and Sote Panelas; however, Sote Panelas had four more veredas split off from it, namely: Frutillal, Versalles, Quebrada Honda and Barro Hondo, thus making nine vereda.[4]

Born in Motavita

References

  1. ^ Template:Es Official website Motavita
  2. ^ López, Javier Ocampo (2001). El imaginario en Boyacá: la identidad del pueblo boyacense y su proyección en la simbología regional (Volume 2: El imaginario colectivo en los pensadores boyacenses). Bogotá, Colombia: Universidad Distrital "Francisco José de Caldas". p. 84. ISBN 978-958-9160-90-9.
  3. ^ "Motavita: Generalidades: 1.2 Limites (Motavita: Overview: 1.2 Borders)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Boyacá. p. 1. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ "Motavita: Generalidades: 1.3 División Política (Veredas)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Boyacá. p. 4. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)