Nobsa

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Field	Value
name	Nobsa
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_skyline	NOBSA.JPG
imagesize	300px
image_caption	Church of Nobsa
image_flag	Flag of Nobsa.svg
image_seal	Escudo nobsa.gif
image_map	Colombia - Boyaca - Nobsa.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town of Nobsa 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	Sugamuxi Province
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Alfredo Hernando Niño Sierra
(2020-2023)
established_title	Founded
established_date	9 January 1593
founder	Jerónimo Holguín & Misael Millán
area_total_km2	55.39
area_urban_km2	13.9
population_as_of	2015
population_total	16271
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	6389
coordinates
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
elevation_m	2510
website	Official website
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Nobsa is a town and municipality in Sugamuxi Province, part of Boyacá department. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 125 km from the national capital Bogotá at an elevation of 2510 m. Other parts of the municipality range in elevation between 2500 m and 3300 m. The Chicamocha River flows through Nobsa. The municipality borders Santa Rosa de Viterbo and Floresta in the north, Corrales and Tópaga in the east, Tibasosa and Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the west and Tibasosa and Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the south.

Etymology

Nobsa is derived from Chibcha and means "Decent bath of today".

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, the area of Nobsa was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of the Muisca. Nobsa was ruled by the Tundama of Tundama.

Modern Nobsa was founded on January 9, 1593 by Jerónimo Holguín and Misael Millán.

Economy

Main economical activities of Nobsa are agriculture, livestock farming, mining (predominantly limestone) and the production of wooden furniture.

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Nobsa (Belencito), elevation 2530 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 23.7 |Feb high C = 23.8 |Mar high C = 23.6 |Apr high C = 22.2 |May high C = 21.8 |Jun high C = 21.1 |Jul high C = 20.7 |Aug high C = 21.0 |Sep high C = 21.4 |Oct high C = 22.0 |Nov high C = 22.3 |Dec high C = 22.5 | year high C = 22.1 |Jan mean C = 15.8 |Feb mean C = 16.1 |Mar mean C = 16.2 |Apr mean C = 16.0 |May mean C = 15.7 |Jun mean C = 15.3 |Jul mean C = 14.9 |Aug mean C = 15.0 |Sep mean C = 15.1 |Oct mean C = 15.4 |Nov mean C = 15.8 |Dec mean C = 15.6 | year mean C = 15.6 |Jan low C = 7.6 |Feb low C = 8.0 |Mar low C = 9.1 |Apr low C = 10.0 |May low C = 10.0 |Jun low C = 9.3 |Jul low C = 8.8 |Aug low C = 8.7 |Sep low C = 8.5 |Oct low C = 9.2 |Nov low C = 9.3 |Dec low C = 8.3 | year low C = 8.9 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 33.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 37.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 77.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 115.3 |May precipitation mm = 108.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 53.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 50.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 44.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 64.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 102.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 88.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 44.7 |year precipitation mm = 819.3 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 6 | Feb precipitation days = 8 | Mar precipitation days = 13 | Apr precipitation days = 17 | May precipitation days = 17 | Jun precipitation days = 14 | Jul precipitation days = 14 | Aug precipitation days = 14 | Sep precipitation days = 14 | Oct precipitation days = 17 | Nov precipitation days = 14 | Dec precipitation days = 10 | year precipitation days = 152 | Jan humidity = 71 | Feb humidity = 70 | Mar humidity = 73 | Apr humidity = 76 | May humidity = 77 | Jun humidity = 76 | Jul humidity = 76 | Aug humidity = 75 | Sep humidity = 75 | Oct humidity = 77 | Nov humidity = 78 | Dec humidity = 75 | year humidity = 75 |Jan sun = 207.7 |Feb sun = 163.7 |Mar sun = 148.8 |Apr sun = 111.0 |May sun = 120.9 |Jun sun = 129.0 |Jul sun = 145.7 |Aug sun = 136.4 |Sep sun = 120.0 |Oct sun = 117.8 |Nov sun = 138.0 |Dec sun = 182.9 |year sun = |Jand sun = 6.7 |Febd sun = 5.8 |Mard sun = 4.8 |Aprd sun = 3.7 |Mayd sun = 3.9 |Jund sun = 4.3 |Juld sun = 4.7 |Augd sun = 4.4 |Sepd sun = 4.0 |Octd sun = 3.8 |Novd sun = 4.6 |Decd sun = 5.9 |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}}

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References

{{in lang. es [http://www.nobsa-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Nobsa] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-06-04)
{{in lang. es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Nobsa] - Excelsio.net

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