Pachavita
Pachavita | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of mountain within Pachavita | |
Location of the municipality and town of Pachavita in Boyacá | |
| Coordinates: 5°08′N 73°24′W / 5.133°N 73.400°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Neira Province |
| Founded | 17 November 1716 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Fernando Roa Orjuela (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 68 km2 (26 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,985 m (6,512 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 2,508 | |
| • Urban | 395 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Pachavita is a town and municipality in the Neira Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at an altitude of 1,985 metres (6,512 ft) and at a distance of 85 kilometres (53 mi) from the department capital Tunja. The municipality borders Chinavita in the north, Tenza and La Capilla in the south, Garagoa in the east and Úmbita in the west.