Tota, Boyacá

Tota, Boyacá
Municipality and town

Monument honouring the weavers, Tota

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Location of the municipality and town of Tota, Boyacá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Boyacá Department
Province Sugamuxi Province
Founded 1 February 1535
Founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Government
 • Mayor Edgar Antonio Moreno Chaparro
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town 314 km2 (121 sq mi)
Elevation 2,870 m (9,420 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Municipality and town 5,386
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 • Urban 559
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website http://www.tota-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml

Tota is a town and municipality in the department of Boyacá, Colombia, part of the Sugamuxi Province. Tota is located approximately 40 km from Sogamoso and the municipality borders in the north Cuitiva, Aquitania in the east, Zetaquirá and San Eduardo in the south and westward of Tota the municipality of Pesca is located.[1] Nearby and named after the village is Lake Tota, the largest lake of Colombia.

History

Before the Spanish conquest of the central highlands of Colombia (Altiplano Cundiboyacense), the area around Tota was inhabited by the Muisca people, ruled by the zaque of Hunza, currently known as Tunja. In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Tota means "tillage of the river".[2]

The first European to enter the territories of the northern Muisca Confederation was Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, founder of the village of Tota on February 1st, 1535.

Economy

The economical activities of Tota are mainly agriculture (potatoes, carrots, peas, onions and others), livestock farming]], mining and tourism (Lake Tota).[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 (Spanish) Official website Tota - accessed 02-05-2016
  2. ↑ (Spanish) Etymology Tota - accessed 02-05-2016
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Coordinates: 5°34′N 72°59′W / 5.567°N 72.983°W / 5.567; -72.983

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