Arcabuco is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Arcabuco is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,739 metres (8,986 ft). The municipality borders Moniquirá and Gámbita in the north, Villa de Leyva and Chíquiza in the south, Cómbita in the east and Gachantivá and Villa de Leyva in the west. The department capital Tunja is 34 kilometres (21 mi) to the south.[1]
Arcabuco | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Central square and church of Arcabuco | |
 Flag | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Arcabuco in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Ricaurte Province |
| Founded | 22 October 1856 |
| Founded by | Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yamith Rodrigo Rodriguez Lopez (2020–2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 155 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,739 m (8,986 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 5,240 |
| • Urban | 1,961 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Etymology
editThe name Arcabuco comes from Chibcha and means either "Place of the intricate scrublands" or "Place enclosed by the hills".[2]
History
editThe area of Arcabuco in the times before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca. Their territory was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose collection of rulers. Arcabuco was part of the zacazgo, with the zaque based in Hunza.
Modern Arcabuco was founded on October 22, 1856 by Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez.[1]
Economy
editThe economy of Arcabuco is centered around agriculture and livestock farming. Apart from the agricultural products potatoes and strawberries, the town is known as a large producer of almojábanas.[1]
Climate
editArcabuco has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Arcabuco town | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.0 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 123.1 (4.85) |
151.3 (5.96) |
221.5 (8.72) |
233.2 (9.18) |
176.8 (6.96) |
72.2 (2.84) |
62.5 (2.46) |
58.2 (2.29) |
107.8 (4.24) |
237.6 (9.35) |
225.9 (8.89) |
156.4 (6.16) |
1,826.5 (71.9) |
| Average rainy days | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 218 |
| Source 1: IDEAM[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Named after Arcabuco
edit- Arcabuco Formation, Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous dinosaur tracks-containing geologic formation
Born in Arcabuco
edit- Cayetano Sarmiento, professional cyclist
Gallery
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Church of Arcabuco -
Sculpture in Arcabuco -
Monument in Arcabuco -
Statue honouring the Muisca
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Hills in rural Arcabuco -
Rural Arcabuco -
Arcabuco River -
Old car in rural Arcabuco
References
edit- ^ a b c (in Spanish) Official website Arcabuco
- ^ (in Spanish) Etymology Arcabuco - Excelsio.net
- ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Climate: Arcabuco". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
