Ubalá

Municipality and town

Church of Ubalá

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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia

Ubalá

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 4°44′38″N 73°32′5″W / 4.74389°N 73.53472°WCoordinates: 4°44′38″N 73°32′5″W / 4.74389°N 73.53472°W

Country

Province

Founded

23 October 1846

Founded by

Ospina Rodríguez

Government

• Mayor

Danilo Antonio Salinas Martínez
(2016-2019)

Area

• Municipality and town

505 km² (195 sq mi)

Elevation

1,949 m (6,394 ft)

Population (2015)

• Municipality and town

10,718

• Density

21/km² (55/sq mi)

• Urban

1,280

Time zone

Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Website

Official website

Ubalá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. It is the only municipality of Cundinamarca that is split in two parts.

Climate

Ubalá - 1949 m

Climate chart (explanation)

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
47 23 11	93 24 12	136 24 13	216 23 14	290 22 14	360 21 13	332 21 13	276 21 13	205 22 12	188 22 13	132 23 13	72 23 12
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Climate-data.org - Ubalá

Imperial conversion
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
1.9 74 52	3.7 74 54	5.4 74 56	8.5 73 57	11 72 57	14 70 56	13 70 55	11 70 55	8.1 71 54	7.4 72 55	5.2 73 55	2.8 73 54
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Etymology

In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Ubalá means "Place on the hillside" or "At the foot of the hillside".^[1]

History

The region west to Ubalá was inhabited by the Muisca before the Spanish conquistadores entered the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. To the east of Ubalá the indigenous Tegua were living and to the south the Guayupe.

Ubalá was properly founded on October 23rd, 1846 by Ospina Rodríguez.

Economy

Main economical activity of Ubalá is mining, predominantly emeralds, iron ore, sandstones, clay and salt.

Gallery

Church view
Church close-up
Mining iron ore
Laguna Verde
Rural part of Ubalá

Guavio artificial lake
Guavio river
Guavio lake
Edge of Guavio lake

Panorama of the artificial lake of Guavio

References

↑ (Spanish) Etymology Ubalá

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Provinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department

Almeidas Province	Chocontá Machetá Manta Sesquilé Suesca Tibiritá Villapinzón

Upper Magdalena Province	Agua de Dios Girardot Guataquí Jerusalén Nariño Nilo Ricaurte Tocaima

Lower Magdalena Province	Caparrapí Guaduas Puerto Salgar

Gualivá Province	Albán La Peña La Vega Nimaima Nocaima Quebradanegra San Francisco Sasaima Supatá Útica Vergara Villeta

Guavio Province	Gachalá Gachetá Gama Guasca Guatavita Junín La Calera Ubalá

Central Magdalena Province	Beltrán Bituima Chaguaní Guayabal de Síquima Pulí San Juan de Rioseco Vianí

Medina Province	Medina Paratebueno

Eastern Province	Cáqueza Chipaque Choachí Fómeque Fosca Guayabetal Gutiérrez Quetame Ubaque Une

Rionegro Province	El Peñón La Palma Pacho Paime San Cayetano Topaipí Villagómez Yacopí

Central Savanna Province	Cajicá Chía Cogua Cota Gachancipá Nemocón Sopó Tabio Tenjo Tocancipá Zipaquirá

Western Savanna Province	Bojacá El Rosal Facatativá Funza Madrid Mosquera Subachoque Zipacón

Soacha Province	Sibaté Soacha

Sumapaz Province	Arbeláez Cabrera Fusagasugá Granada Pandi Pasca San Bernardo Silvania Tibacuy Venecia

Tequendama Province	Anapoima Anolaima Apulo Cachipay El Colegio La Mesa Quipile San Antonio del Tequendama Tena Viotá

Ubaté Province	Carmen de Carupa Cucunubá Fúquene Guachetá Lenguazaque Simijaca Susa Sutatausa Tausa Ubaté

Metropolitan Area of Bogotá	Bogotá, Capital District

See also: List of municipalities in Cundinamarca

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