Oicatá
Oicata | |
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Municipality and town | |
Oicatá | |
Location of the municipality and town of Oicatá in Boyacá | |
| Coordinates: 5°35′41″N 73°18′30″W / 5.59472°N 73.30833°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Central Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 9 May 1539 (486 Years ago) |
| Founded by | Pedro Ruiz Corredor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fredy Garzón Rojas (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 59 km2 (23 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,815 m (9,236 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 2,834 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 301 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Oicatá is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, Department of Boyacá, Colombia. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at an altitude of 2,815 metres (9,236 ft) and a distance of 153 kilometres (95 mi) from the national capital Bogotá and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Cómbita and Tuta in the north, Chivatá and Tunja in the south, Chivatá in the east and in the west Cómbita and Tunja.