Moniquirá
title: "Moniquirá" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-boyacá-department", "populated-places-established-in-1825"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-boyaca-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moniquirá" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Moniquirá |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Parque Moniquira 4.JPG |
| image_caption | Church of Moniquirá |
| image_flag | Flag of Moniquirá.svg |
| image_seal | Escudo de Moniquirá.svg |
| image_map | Colombia - Boyaca - Moniquira.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Moniquirá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. |
| pushpin_map | Colombia#Colombia Boyacá Department |
| 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 | José Clodomiro Ariza Pardo |
| (2020-2023) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 26 March 1825 |
| founder | Gaspar Ramírez |
| area_total_km2 | 220 |
| population_as_of | Census 2018 |
| population_total | 20848 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_metro_km2 | auto |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 1669 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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Etymology
In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Moniquirá means "place of bath".
History
Before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, Moniquirá was who were ruled by the cacique of Susa, part of the Muisca Confederation. Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada passed through Ubaza, part of Moniquirá on March 16, 1537.
Economy
Main economical activity of Moniquirá is agriculture; coffee, sugar cane and maize. The bocadillos industry provides employment for over 800 people.
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Moniquirá (Bertha), elevation 1700 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 26.7 |Feb high C = 26.7 |Mar high C = 27.0 |Apr high C = 26.5 |May high C = 26.3 |Jun high C = 26.0 |Jul high C = 25.8 |Aug high C = 26.1 |Sep high C = 26.1 |Oct high C = 25.7 |Nov high C = 26.0 |Dec high C = 26.2 | year high C = 26.3 |Jan mean C = 19.0 |Feb mean C = 19.3 |Mar mean C = 19.6 |Apr mean C = 19.5 |May mean C = 19.3 |Jun mean C = 19.1 |Jul mean C = 18.7 |Aug mean C = 18.9 |Sep mean C = 18.9 |Oct mean C = 18.8 |Nov mean C = 19.1 |Dec mean C = 19.0 | year mean C = 19.1 |Jan low C = 12.8 |Feb low C = 13.1 |Mar low C = 13.6 |Apr low C = 14.5 |May low C = 14.4 |Jun low C = 13.4 |Jul low C = 12.5 |Aug low C = 12.6 |Sep low C = 13.0 |Oct low C = 13.9 |Nov low C = 14.1 |Dec low C = 13.2 | year low C = 13.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 62.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 93.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 111.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 236.0 |May precipitation mm = 298.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 186.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 152.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 150.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 208.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 240.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 177.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 88.9 |year precipitation mm = 2006.3 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 11 | Feb precipitation days = 15 | Mar precipitation days = 15 | Apr precipitation days = 24 | May precipitation days = 26 | Jun precipitation days = 20 | Jul precipitation days = 19 | Aug precipitation days = 20 | Sep precipitation days = 23 | Oct precipitation days = 25 | Nov precipitation days = 20 | Dec precipitation days = 14 | year precipitation days = 234 | Jan humidity = 74 | Feb humidity = 74 | Mar humidity = 74 | Apr humidity = 78 | May humidity = 80 | Jun humidity = 77 | Jul humidity = 75 | Aug humidity = 74 | Sep humidity = 76 | Oct humidity = 79 | Nov humidity = 79 | Dec humidity = 77 | year humidity = 77 |Jan sun = 176.7 |Feb sun = 163.7 |Mar sun = 151.9 |Apr sun = 126.0 |May sun = 120.9 |Jun sun = 141.0 |Jul sun = 151.9 |Aug sun = 148.8 |Sep sun = 141.0 |Oct sun = 145.7 |Nov sun = 153.0 |Dec sun = 167.4 |year sun = |Jand sun = 5.7 |Febd sun = 5.8 |Mard sun = 4.9 |Aprd sun = 4.2 |Mayd sun = 3.9 |Jund sun = 4.7 |Juld sun = 4.9 |Augd sun = 4.8 |Sepd sun = 4.7 |Octd sun = 4.7 |Novd sun = 5.1 |Decd sun = 5.4 |yeard sun = |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date=3 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}
Gallery
File:Alcaldía de Moniquirá.jpg|Council house File:Moniquirá Coliseo.JPG|Colliseum File:Hospital Moniquira.JPG|Hospital File:Parque Simon Bolivar.jpg|Park File:Parque Moniquira 3.JPG|Park File:Parque Moniquira 2.JPG|Park
References
References
- "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018". [[Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística.
- {{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20140310085148/http://www.moniquira-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Moniquirá]
- {{in lang. es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Moniquirá] - Excelsio.net
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