Arcabuco
title: "Arcabuco" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-boyacá-department", "populated-places-established-in-1856"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-boyaca-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcabuco" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Arcabuco |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Parque Arcabuco.jpg |
| image_caption | Central square and church of Arcabuco |
| image_flag | Flag of Arcabuco.svg |
| image_map | Colombia - Boyaca - Arcabuco.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Arcabuco in the Boyacá Department of Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Boyacá Department |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Ricaurte Province |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Yamith Rodrigo Rodriguez Lopez |
| (2020–2023) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 22 October 1856 |
| founder | Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez |
| area_total_km2 | 155 |
| area_urban_km2 | 35 |
| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_total | 5240 |
| population_urban | 1961 |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 2739 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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Arcabuco is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Arcabuco is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2739 m. The municipality borders Moniquirá and Gámbita in the north, Villa de Leyva and Chíquiza in the south, Cómbita in the east and Gachantivá and Villa de Leyva in the west. The department capital Tunja is 34 km to the south.
Etymology
The name Arcabuco comes from Chibcha and means either "Place of the intricate scrublands" or "Place enclosed by the hills".
History
The area of Arcabuco in the times before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca. Their territory was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose collection of rulers. Arcabuco was part of the zacazgo, with the zaque based in Hunza.
Modern Arcabuco was founded on October 22, 1856 by Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez.
Economy
The economy of Arcabuco is centered around agriculture and livestock farming. Apart from the agricultural products potatoes and strawberries, the town is known as a large producer of almojábanas.
Climate
Arcabuco has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round. |location = Arcabuco town |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high C = 20.2 |Feb high C = 20.6 |Mar high C = 20.6 |Apr high C = 19.7 |May high C = 19.0 |Jun high C = 18.3 |Jul high C = 18.1 |Aug high C = 18.5 |Sep high C = 18.8 |Oct high C = 18.8 |Nov high C = 19.3 |Dec high C = 19.7 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 13.9 |Feb mean C = 14.4 |Mar mean C = 14.6 |Apr mean C = 14.6 |May mean C = 14.3 |Jun mean C = 13.7 |Jul mean C = 13.2 |Aug mean C = 13.4 |Sep mean C = 13.6 |Oct mean C = 14.0 |Nov mean C = 14.1 |Dec mean C = 13.8 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 7.7 |Feb low C = 8.3 |Mar low C = 8.7 |Apr low C = 9.6 |May low C = 9.7 |Jun low C = 9.1 |Jul low C = 8.4 |Aug low C = 8.4 |Sep low C = 8.5 |Oct low C = 9.2 |Nov low C = 9.0 |Dec low C = 8.0 |year low C =
|rain colour = |Jan rain mm = 123.1 |Feb rain mm = 151.3 |Mar rain mm = 221.5 |Apr rain mm = 233.2 |May rain mm = 176.8 |Jun rain mm = 72.2 |Jul rain mm = 62.5 |Aug rain mm = 58.2 |Sep rain mm = 107.8 |Oct rain mm = 237.6 |Nov rain mm = 225.9 |Dec rain mm = 156.4 |year rain mm = |Jan rain days = 15 |Feb rain days = 16 |Mar rain days = 21 |Apr rain days = 22 |May rain days = 21 |Jun rain days = 15 |Jul rain days = 15 |Aug rain days = 14 |Sep rain days = 15 |Oct rain days = 22 |Nov rain days = 23 |Dec rain days = 19 |Year rain days =
|source 1 = IDEAM |source 2 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/50001/ |title = Climate: Arcabuco |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date = August 23, 2020}}
Named after Arcabuco
- Arcabuco Formation, Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous dinosaur tracks-containing geologic formation
Born in Arcabuco
- Cayetano Sarmiento, professional cyclist
Gallery
File:Iglesia Nuestra señora del Amparo 2014-09-17.jpg|Church of Arcabuco File:"El ángel guardián de los bosques" por Julio Abril- Arcabuco.jpg|Sculpture in Arcabuco File:Monumento al roble Arcabuco.jpg|Monument in Arcabuco File:Estatua a los indígenas 2014-09-13.JPG|Statue honouring the Muisca File:Paisajes de arcabuco 009.jpg|Hills in rural Arcabuco File:Paisajes de arcabuco 016.jpg|Rural Arcabuco File:Rio Arcabuco.JPG|Arcabuco River File:Monumento al pasado 2014-09-13.JPG|Old car in rural Arcabuco
References
References
- {{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20150603090158/http://www.arcabuco-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Arcabuco]
- {{in lang. es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Arcabuco] - Excelsio.net
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