Ubalá

Ubalá
Municipality and town
Church of Ubalá Church of Ubalá
Flag of Ubalá Flag
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Ubalá Location in Colombia
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Guavio Province
Founded	23 October 1846
Founded by	Ospina Rodríguez
Government
• Mayor	Danilo Antonio Salinas Martínez (2016-2019)
Area
• Municipality and town	505 km2 (195 sq mi)
Elevation	1,949 m (6,394 ft)
Population (2015)
• Municipality and town	10,718
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
• Urban	1,280
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website	Official website

Ubalá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. It is the only municipality of Cundinamarca that is split in two parts.

Etymology

In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Ubalá means "Place on the hillside" or "At the foot of the hillside".

History

The region west to Ubalá was inhabited by the Muisca people before the Spanish conquistadores entered the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. To the east of Ubalá the indigenous Tecua people were living and to the south the Guayupes.

Ubalá was properly founded on October 23rd, 1846 by Ospina Rodríguez.

Economy

Main economical activity of Ubalá is mining, predominantly emeralds, iron ore, sandstones, clay and salt.

Gallery

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  Church view

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  Church close-up

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  Mining iron ore

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  Guavio artificial lake

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  Laguna Verde

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  Rural part of Ubalá

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  Guavio river

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  Guavio lake

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  Edge of Guavio lake

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Panorama of the artificial lake of Guavio