Cucaita | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Central Boyacá Province |
Founded | 12 August 1556 |
Founded by | Juan de Los Barrios |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Moisés Castillo Duarte (2020-2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 43.58 km2 (16.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,650 m (8,690 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 4,687 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,905 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
Cucaita is a municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the department capital Tunja. Cucaita borders Sora in the north, Tunja in the east and south and Samacá in the south and west.[1]