Ramiriquí | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Church of Ramiriquí | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Ramiriquí in the Boyacá department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Márquez Province |
| Founded | 21 December 1541 |
| Founded by | Pedro Durán |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Moisés Aguirre Sanabria (2020–2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 146.5 km2 (56.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,325 m (7,628 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 10,015 |
| • Density | 68.36/km2 (177.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,023 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Ramiriquí is a town and municipality in theColombianDepartment ofBoyacá, part of the subregion of theMárquez Province. Ramiriquí borders the department capitalTunja in the north, in the southChinavita andZetaquirá, in the eastRondón andCiénaga and in the westChivatá,Tibaná andJenesano.[1]
Ramiriquí was named after the lastcacique; Ramirique. In theChibcha language of the MuiscaRamirraquí means "white earth". An alternative etymology isCa-mi-quiquí which means "our strength over the grasslands".[2]
The area of Ramiriquí was inhabited by theMuisca before the arrival of theSpanish conquistadors on theAltiplano Cundiboyacense in the 1530s. The northernMuisca Confederation was ruled from nearby Hunza, present-day Tunja, after themythological and brutalcaciqueGoranchacha moved the capital there from Ramiriquí. The first ruler of Hunza wasHunzahúa after whom the city was named.
Second-lastrulerQuemuenchatocha died in Ramiriquí, after he was beaten by SpanishconquistadorGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
The modern town was founded on December 21, 1541 by Spanishfriar Pedro Durán.
Within the boundaries of Ramiriquípetroglyphs have been found.[3]
Main economical activities in Ramiriquí areagriculture (uchuva,tree tomatoes,cucumbers,beans,blackberries andmaize), fishing andcrafts.
| Climate data for Ramiriquí (Villa Luisa), elevation 2,200 m (7,200 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) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.8 (67.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 19.5 (0.77) | 33.6 (1.32) | 55.9 (2.20) | 95.1 (3.74) | 129.0 (5.08) | 110.0 (4.33) | 115.4 (4.54) | 95.8 (3.77) | 77.5 (3.05) | 112.0 (4.41) | 92.7 (3.65) | 40.1 (1.58) | 976.4 (38.44) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 204 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 81 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
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