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Ubaté

Coordinates: 5°18′26″N 73°48′52″W / 5.30722°N 73.81444°W / 5.30722; -73.81444
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Ubaté
Municipality and town
View of Ubaté
View of Ubaté
Flag of Ubaté
Official seal of Ubaté
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Ubaté is located in Colombia
Ubaté
Ubaté
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°18′26″N 73°48′52″W / 5.30722°N 73.81444°W / 5.30722; -73.81444
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceUbaté Province
Founded12 April 1592
Founded byBernardo de Albornoz
Government
 • MayorEdgar Jairo Marquez Carrillo
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town102.3 km2 (39.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
2,556 m (8,386 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town42,558
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
31,042
 • Urban density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Ubaté (originally Villa San Diego de Ubaté) is a town and municipality in the Ubaté Province, part of Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Ubaté is the capital of the province with the same name and situated in the Ubaté–Chiquinquirá Valley of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 2,556 metres (8,386 ft) and 97 kilometres (60 mi) from the capital Bogotá. The province borders the department of Boyacá in the north, the Rionegro Province in the west, the Central Savanna Province in the south and in the east and southeast the Almeidas Province.[2]

Etymology

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The name Ubaté comes from the native name "Ebate" meaning "Bloodied land" or "Sower of the mouth".[2]

History

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The area of Ubaté before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in a loose confederation of rulers called the Muisca Confederation. Initially loyal to the zaque of Hunza, Ubaté changed rule around 1490 when it was submitted by zipa Saguamanchica.[3]

Modern Ubaté was founded on April 12, 1592, by Bernardo de Albornoz.[2]

It is known as the "Milk Capital of Colombia", for a Gothic style cathedral and the San Luis Convent.

Economy

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The main activities of Ubaté are agriculture and livestock farming.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Ubaté (Novilleros), elevation 2,550 m (8,370 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
19.8
(67.6)
19.5
(67.1)
19.0
(66.2)
17.9
(64.2)
17.7
(63.9)
18.1
(64.6)
18.7
(65.7)
19.3
(66.7)
19.6
(67.3)
19.8
(67.6)
19.2
(66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)
12.4
(54.3)
13.0
(55.4)
12.9
(55.2)
12.9
(55.2)
12.3
(54.1)
12.0
(53.6)
11.8
(53.2)
12.0
(53.6)
12.4
(54.3)
12.6
(54.7)
12.0
(53.6)
12.3
(54.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
4.8
(40.6)
6.2
(43.2)
7.0
(44.6)
7.3
(45.1)
6.8
(44.2)
6.6
(43.9)
5.9
(42.6)
5.6
(42.1)
6.3
(43.3)
6.4
(43.5)
4.7
(40.5)
6.0
(42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.5
(0.96)
46.4
(1.83)
64.7
(2.55)
109.2
(4.30)
77.0
(3.03)
51.7
(2.04)
34.5
(1.36)
35.0
(1.38)
54.3
(2.14)
107.6
(4.24)
71.4
(2.81)
37.6
(1.48)
713.8
(28.10)
Average precipitation days 8 10 14 17 19 18 18 17 16 19 17 10 182
Average relative humidity (%) 73 73 74 76 77 77 76 76 76 77 78 75 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 189.1 155.5 136.4 117.0 124.0 105.0 127.1 124.0 117.0 127.1 138.0 136.4 1,596.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.1 5.5 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.4 4.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4]
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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Ubaté Archived 2014-03-10 at archive.today
  3. ^ Restrepo Arcila, 2002, p.179
  4. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link]

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