Tibacuy | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View from Cumaca, rural part of Tibacuy | |
.svg) Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Tibacuy Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates:4°20′50″N74°27′9″W / 4.34722°N 74.45250°W /4.34722; -74.45250 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Sumapaz Province |
| Founded | 17 February 1592 |
| Founded by | Bernardino de Albornoz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduar Javier Serrano Orjuela (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 84.4 km2 (32.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,647 m (5,404 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 4,828 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 523 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Tibacuy is a municipality and town ofColombia in thedepartment ofCundinamarca, inSumapaz Province. Tibacuy is situated south of theAltiplano Cundiboyacense in theEastern Ranges of the ColombianAndes at 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of the capitalBogotá.[1]
| Climate data for Tibacuy (Tibacuy Gja), elevation 1,550 m (5,090 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.3 (66.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 77.3 (3.04) | 88.2 (3.47) | 124.5 (4.90) | 120.9 (4.76) | 89.0 (3.50) | 50.2 (1.98) | 38.2 (1.50) | 39.7 (1.56) | 67.9 (2.67) | 128.0 (5.04) | 145.7 (5.74) | 94.9 (3.74) | 1,064.5 (41.91) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 172 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 161.2 | 124.4 | 114.7 | 102.0 | 114.7 | 120.0 | 133.3 | 124.0 | 123.0 | 120.9 | 117.0 | 158.1 | 1,513.3 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
In theChibcha language of theMuisca and Panche, Tibacuy means "official chief".[1]
The area of Tibacuy was inhabited by the Muisca and thePanche with theSutagao living to the southeast. The present town centre is situated at a lower altitude than the original indigenous village. Modern Tibacuy was founded between 13th and 17th of February 1592 by Bernardino de Albornoz.[1]
Main economical activity of Tibacuy isagriculture, predominantlycoffee,bananas,tomatoes andblackberries.
In Cumaca, rural part of Tibacuy,petroglyphs have been found.[1]
