Carmen de Carupa
Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia
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Carmen de Carupa is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality, located in the Ubaté-Chiquinquirá Valley on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense borders San Cayetano in the west, Tausa and Sutatausa in the south, Ubaté and Susa in the east and Simijaca and Buenavista and Coper (Boyacá) in the north.[2]
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Carmen de Carupa | |
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Municipality and town | |
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  Carmen de Carupa Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°21′1″N 73°54′19″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Departamento |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Ubaté Province |
| Founded | 20 July 1808 |
| Founded by | José Joaquín Urdaneta and Doña Ventura |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alejandro Ortiz Puentes (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| 228 km2 (88 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 9,109 | |
| • Density | 40.0/km2 (103/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,374 |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (COT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (COT) |
| Website | Official website |
History
The area around Carmen de Carupa was before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors inhabited by the Muisca. The cacique of Ubaté ruled over the territories of Carmen de Carupa. The western and northern neighbouring indigenous group of Carmen de Carupa was the Muzo.
Modern Carmen de Carupa was founded on July 20, 1808 by José Joaquín Urdaneta and Doña Ventura.[2]
Economy
Main economical activity in Carmen de Carupa is agriculture, predominantly potatoes.[2]