Country Colombia Founded 2 August 1600 Elevation 2,590 m (8,500 ft) Population 7,479 (2015) Province Ubaté Province | Department Cundinamarca Founded by Luis Enríquez Area 112 km² Local time Monday 3:47 AM | |
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Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 11°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Cucunubá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It borders with the municipalities of Ubaté, Lenguazaque, Suesca, Chocontá, Tausa and Sutatausa.
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Geography
The urban centre of the municipality is located in the Ubaté Valley at an altitude of 2,590 metres (8,500 ft), while other parts stretch over the mountainous sectors of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The urban centre is at a distance of 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the capital Bogotá.
Etymology
The name Cucunubá comes from Chibcha and means "Similarity to a face".
History
Cucunubá in the times before the Spanish conquest was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of rulers of the Muisca.
Modern Cucunubá was founded on August 2, 1600 by Luis Enríquez.
Economy
Main economical activity of Cucunubá is carbon mining. More than half of the municipality's area is covered with farmfields and livestock farming producers. Main agricultural products are potatoes, peas and wheat.