Sativanorte | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Church of Saint Joseph | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Sativanorte in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates:6°7′53″N72°42′27″W / 6.13139°N 72.70750°W /6.13139; -72.70750 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Northern Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 15 March 1934 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jimeno García García (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 184 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 2,339 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 528 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Sativanorte is a town and municipality in theColombianDepartment ofBoyacá, part of the subregion of theNorthern Boyacá Province. Sativanorte bordersSusacón in the north, in the southSativasur andTutazá, in the westOnzaga of the department ofSantander and in the eastJericó andSocotá.[1]
The names for Sativanorte and Sativasur are derived from thecacique Sátiva, which in theChibcha language of the Muisca means: "Captain of the Sun".[2]
Sativanorte and Sativasur were called Sátiva in the times before theSpanish conquest of the Muisca on the central highlands (Altiplano Cundiboyacense) of Colombia. Sátiva was inhabited during theHerrera Period and later, as part of theMuisca Confederation, ruled by thecaciqueTundama, from the city with the same name, today known asDuitama. The Spanishconquistadores who conquered the area submitting theMuisca in 1540 wereGonzalo Suárez Rendón andHernán Pérez de Quesada. Sátiva was founded in 1633 and modern Sativanorte was founded on March 15, 1934.[1]
Rocksoutcropping around Sativanorte aremetamorphicquartzites,phyllites andschists ofPaleozoic age. Locally alsosandstones andsiltstones are present. The southern boundary of the territory is formed by the Chicamocha fault, the western boundary forms the Chaguaca fault. Through the municipality runs the Soapága fault with a northeastern strike.[1]
Main economical activities in Sativanorte areagriculture,livestock farming andecotourism. To the north theChicamocha Canyon is located and to the east theSierra Nevada del Cocuy.[1]
| Climate data for Sativanorte, elevation 2,594 m (8,510 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.7 (49.5) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 38.9 (1.53) | 54.3 (2.14) | 91.3 (3.59) | 153.5 (6.04) | 122.8 (4.83) | 46.8 (1.84) | 44.8 (1.76) | 49.7 (1.96) | 81.6 (3.21) | 156.4 (6.16) | 148.9 (5.86) | 61.3 (2.41) | 1,050.2 (41.35) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 163 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 68 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
