Cómbita
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|settlement_type = Municipality and town
|image_skyline = Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción, Cómbita, 2014 (2).jpg
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|image_caption = Church of Cómbita
|image_flag = Flag of Cómbita (Boyacá).svg
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|image_map = Colombia - Boyaca - Combita.svg
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|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Cómbita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = Boyacá Department
|subdivision_type2 = Province
|subdivision_name2 = Central Boyacá Province
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Nelson Pérez Suárez
(2020-2023)
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1586
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|area_total_km2 = 149
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|population_total = 14632
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|population_urban = 1107
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|timezone = Colombia Standard Time
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|elevation_m = 2825
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|website = [http://www.combita-boyaca.gov.co/ Official website]
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Cómbita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the sub region of the Central Boyacá Province. Cómbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and borders Arcabuco and the department of Santander in the north, Sotaquirá in the northeast, Tuta and Oicatá in the east, department capital Tunja at {{convert|8.5|km|mi}} away and Motavita in the south and Arcabuco and Motavita in the west.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.combita-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Cómbita] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205549/http://www.combita-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml |date=2015-09-23 }}
History
Cómbita was in the time before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores inhabited by the Muisca, organized in their loose Muisca Confederation. The ruler of the northern Muisca was the zaque of Hunza, modern day Tunja. The cacique of Cómbita was loyal to the zaque.
In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Cómbita means either "Hand of the jaguar and wheel of life" or "Force of the summit".{{in lang|es}} [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Cómbita] - Excelsio.net
Modern Cómbita was founded in 1586.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-521916 Foundation of Cómbita] - El Tiempo
Economy
Born in Cómbita
- Pedro Medina Avendaño, Colombian lawyer and poet
- Nairo Quintana, professional cyclist, Giro d'Italia general classification winner, Vuelta a España general classification winner, 2nd place in the Tour de France of 2013 and 2015
- Dayer Quintana, professional cyclist, brother of Nairo
- Ismael Sarmiento, former professional cyclist
Gallery
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File:Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción, Cómbita, 2014 (1).jpg|{{center|Church}}
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References
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Category:Municipalities of Boyacá Department
Category:Populated places established in 1586