Pisba

Pisba
Municipality and town
Lake in Páramo de Pisba
Lake in Páramo de Pisba
Flag of Pisba
Location of the municipality and town of Pisba in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Pisba in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceLa Libertad Province
Founded3 April 1629
Founded byJesuit missionaries
Government
 • MayorWilton Giovani Ruíz Correa
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Municipality and town
469.12 km2 (181.13 sq mi)
 • Urban
30.96 km2 (11.95 sq mi)
Elevation
2,400−3,500 m (−9,100 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town
1,344
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
 • Urban
391
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Pisba (sometimes spelled Pisva) is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of La Libertad Province. Pisba is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes between 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) and 3,500 metres (11,500 ft). Distance to Sogamoso is 128 kilometres (80 mi) and to Tunja 176 kilometres (109 mi). The municipality borders Paya in the east, Labranzagrande in the south and Mongua in the northwest.[1] The Casanare municipality Támara borders Pisba in the north.

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Pisba