Ubaté
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.
Ubaté | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of Ubaté | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
Ubaté Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°18′26″N 73°48′52″W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Ubaté Province |
| Founded | 12 April 1592 |
| Founded by | Bernardo de Albornoz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edgar Jairo Marquez Carrillo (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 102.3 km2 (39.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,556 m (8,386 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| • Municipality and town | 42,558 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31,042 |
| • Urban density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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