Simijaca
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Municipality and town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia |
| Department | File:Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca |
| Province | Ubaté Province |
| Founded | 14 August 1600 |
| Founded by | Luis Enríquez & Juan López de Linares |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edgar Aguilar Castro (2020–2023) |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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| Website | Official website |
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Simijaca (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town and municipality in the Ubaté Province, part of the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. The town centre is located at an altitude of 2,559 metres (8,396 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 136 kilometres (85 mi) from the capital Bogotá. Simijaca borders the Boyacá municipalities Chiquinquirá and Caldas in the north, Susa and Carmen de Carupa in the south, Caldas in the west and San Miguel de Sema in the east.[1]
Etymology
Simijaca means in the Chibcha language of the Muisca "Blue sky" and "Nose of the white owl".[2]
History
The area of Simijaca before the Spanish conquest was part of the Muisca Confederation. Initially loyal to the zaque of Hunza, Simijaca changed rule around 1490 when it was submitted by zipa Saguamanchica.[3]
The first Spanish establishment was done by Rodrigo Mexia Serrano on February 26, 1586. However, this population was ephemeral. And when the oidor (judge) Luis Enrique did a visitation, in July 1600, the natives had not populated the town and the entrusted had not built the church. By act on August 14, 1600, carried out by Luis Enríquez & Juan López de Linares in Cucunubá, the new and actual town of Simijaca was established. It was formed by indigenous people from Simijaca, Fúquene and Nemoguá.
Economy
Main economical activity in Simijaca is agriculture with products onions, beans, maize, potatoes, milk and peas as most important agricultural products.[1]
Geology
The Upper Cretaceous Simijaca Formation is named after Simijaca.
Communications
Simijaca has its own TV Station, ACOTV, which is available through analogue cable.
The High School, IED Agustín Parra, has an FM radio station on 97.7 MHz that is also available online. The (SHOUTcast) stream's URL is http://46.105.115.146:8286/
Gallery
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Church
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Council building
References
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- ^ a b Template:In lang Official website Simijaca
- ^ Espejo Olaya, 1999, p.1123
- ^ Restrepo Arcila, 2002, p.179
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Espejo Olaya, Maria Bernarda (1999). Notas sobre toponimia en algunas coplas colombianas [Notes about toponomy of some Colombian ballads – Thesaurus] (PDF) (in español). Vol. LIV. pp. 1102–1157. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Restrepo Arcila, Roberto Arturo (2002). Sabiduría, poder y comprensión: América se repiensa desde sus orígenes [Wisdom, power and understanding: America thinks again about its origins] (in español). Siglo del Hombre. pp. 1–199. ISBN 9789586650533. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
External links
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