Tibacuy
Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia
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Tibacuy is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca, in Sumapaz Province. Tibacuy is situated south of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of the capital Bogotá.[1]
Tibacuy | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
View from Cumaca, rural part of Tibacuy | |
.svg) Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Tibacuy Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°20′50″N 74°27′9″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Sumapaz Province |
| Founded | 17 February 1592 |
| Founded by | Bernardino de Albornoz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduar Javier Serrano Orjuela (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
| 84.4 km2 (32.6 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,647 m (5,404 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 4,828 | |
| • Density | 57.2/km2 (148/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 523 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Climate
| Climate data for Tibacuy (Tibacuy Gja), elevation 1,550 m (5,090 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.3 (3.04) |
88.2 (3.47) |
124.5 (4.90) |
120.9 (4.76) |
89.0 (3.50) |
50.2 (1.98) |
38.2 (1.50) |
39.7 (1.56) |
67.9 (2.67) |
128.0 (5.04) |
145.7 (5.74) |
94.9 (3.74) |
1,064.5 (41.91) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 172 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.2 | 124.4 | 114.7 | 102.0 | 114.7 | 120.0 | 133.3 | 124.0 | 123.0 | 120.9 | 117.0 | 158.1 | 1,513.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
Etymology
In the Chibcha language of the Muisca and Panche, Tibacuy means "official chief".[1]
History
Economy
Main economical activity of Tibacuy is agriculture, predominantly coffee, bananas, tomatoes and blackberries.
Archaeology
In Cumaca, rural part of Tibacuy, petroglyphs have been found.[1]
Gallery
Location of petroglyphs in Cumaca, Tibacuy
Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs
