Chivor
Chivor | |
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Town and municipality | |
Emeralds mined in Chivor | |
Location of the town and municipality of Chivor in Boyacá Department | |
| Coordinates: 4°53′N 73°22′W / 4.883°N 73.367°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá |
| Province | Eastern Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 16 December 1930 |
| Founded by | Florencio Novoa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Didier Aurelio Martínez Vargas (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
• Town and municipality | 108.36 km2 (41.84 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Town and municipality | 1,795 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 486 |
| Website | Official website |
Chivor is a town and municipality in the Eastern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The mean temperature of the village in the Tenza Valley is 18 °C (64 °F) and Chivor is located at 215 kilometres (134 mi) from the department capital Tunja. Economic activity includes emerald mining.