Samacá | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of Samacá | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Samacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Central Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 1 January 1556 |
| Founded by | Juan de los Barrios |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Alberto Aponte Gómez (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 172.9 km2 (66.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,660 m (8,730 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 19,907 |
| • Density | 115.1/km2 (298.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,908 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Samacá is a town and municipality in theCentral Boyacá Province, part of theColombianDepartment ofBoyacá. It bordersCucaita,Tunja andVentaquemada in the east,Ráquira in the west,Sáchica,Sora and Cucaita in the north and Ventaquemada, Ráquira andGuachetá,Cundinamarca in the south.[1]
Samacá's original name came from theChibcha native language of the area. Samacá was a small village before theSpanish conquest of the Muisca.Sa is a noble title;Ma is a proper name;Cá means a sovereign enclosure.[1]
Samacá began as a settlement of a large lagoon which was known by the native name of "Lake of Cansicá" or "Valley of the Lake" (la laguna de Cansicá). Around the lagoon were three native settlements called Patagüy, Foacá and Sáchica. Samacá was ruled by thezaque of nearbyHunza and the modern town was founded on January 1, 1556 byJuan de los Barrios.[1]
The most important activities arefarming, cattle, and mining. Samacá produces potatoes, peas, corn, and beet. Coal mining is the largest industry and most of the production of coal is exported. Samacá has a potential for growth; in the last decade the economy has risen tremendously. Samacá is open to international investment.[1]
| Climate data for Samacá (Villa Carmen), elevation 2,600 m (8,500 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) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.1 (66.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 9.2 (48.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.9 (48.0) | 7.9 (46.2) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 29.9 (1.18) | 50.1 (1.97) | 74.0 (2.91) | 83.5 (3.29) | 76.6 (3.02) | 39.2 (1.54) | 36.9 (1.45) | 31.7 (1.25) | 47.9 (1.89) | 99.5 (3.92) | 91.3 (3.59) | 42.3 (1.67) | 694.8 (27.35) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 149 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 220.1 | 183.5 | 173.6 | 144.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 173.6 | 173.6 | 165.0 | 161.2 | 159.0 | 192.2 | 2,050.8 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
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5°30′N73°29′W / 5.500°N 73.483°W /5.500; -73.483
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