Chivatá ( Spanish: Chivatá ) is a city and municipality in central Colombia , within the Boyaca department. Included in the Central provinces .
| City | |||
| Civata | |||
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| Spanish Chivatá | |||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||
| The Department | Boyaca | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1556 | ||
| Area | 56 km² | ||
| Center height | 2932 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 6,199 people ( 2015 ) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| chivata-boyaca.gov.co (Spanish) | |||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Geographical location
- 3 population
- 4 Economics
- 5 notes
History
The settlement from which the city later grew was founded in 1556. The municipality of Chivat was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1976 [1] .
Geographical position
The city is located in the central part of the department, in the highlands of Eastern Cordillera , east of the Chulo River, about 5 kilometers east of the city of Tunja , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 2932 meters above sea level [2] .
The municipality of Chivat borders in the north with the territory of the municipality of Tut , in the northeast - with the municipality of Toka , in the southeast - with the municipality of Syachok , in the south-west - with the municipality of Sorak , in the west - with the municipality of Tunha, in the north-west - Municipality of Oikat . The area of the municipality is 56 km².
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2015 was 6,199 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5049 | 5166 | 5271 | 5384 | 5493 | 5608 | 5720 | 5841 | 5953 | 6081 | 6199 |
According to the 2005 census, men accounted for 50.6% of the population of Chivat, women - 49.4%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 98.5% of the city's population; Negroes , mulattoes and Raysals - 1.3%; Indians - 0.2% [4] . The literacy rate among the entire population was 85.4%.
Economics
66.7% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 25.6% are service enterprises, 7.8% are industrial enterprises [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Historia (Spanish) . Alcaldía de Chivatá - Boyacá.
- ↑ Chivatá (English) . GeoNames.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil Chivatá - Boyacá (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica.