Tibiritá
Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia
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Tibirita is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Tibirita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 125 kilometres (78 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It borders Villapinzón in the north, in the east La Capilla (Boyacá), in the south Guateque (Boyacá) and in the west Manta, Machetá and Chocontá.[1]
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Tibirita | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of Tibirita inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Tibirita Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°03′04″N 73°30′15″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Almeidas Province |
| Founded | 9 July 1593 |
| Founder | Miguel de Ibarra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Antonia Martín Mateus (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 57.2 km2 (22.1 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,980 m (6,500 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 2,950 | |
| • Density | 51.6/km2 (134/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 492 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
History
Economy
Born in Tibirita
- Rufino Cuervo Barreto, 4 months president of the Republic of New Granada