Tibacuy
title: "Tibacuy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-cundinamarca-department", "populated-places-established-in-1592", "1592-establishments-in-the-spanish-empire", "populated-places-of-the-muisca-confederation"] topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibacuy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tibacuy |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Piedra del diablo cumaca vista.JPG |
| image_caption | View from Cumaca, rural part of Tibacuy |
| image_flag | Flag of Tibacuy (Cundinamarca).svg |
| image_seal | Escudo de Tibacuy.svg |
| image_map | Colombia - Cundinamarca - Tibacuy.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia |
| pushpin_map | Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Sumapaz Province |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Eduar Javier Serrano Orjuela |
| (2016–2019) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 17 February 1592 |
| founder | Bernardino de Albornoz |
| area_total_km2 | 84.4 |
| area_urban_km2 | 0.25 |
| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_total | 4828 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 523 |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 1647 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Tibacuy (Tibacuy Gja), elevation 1550 m, (1971–2000) |Jan high C = 24.4 |Feb high C = 24.2 |Mar high C = 24.0 |Apr high C = 23.6 |May high C = 23.5 |Jun high C = 23.7 |Jul high C = 24.1 |Aug high C = 24.6 |Sep high C = 24.4 |Oct high C = 23.4 |Nov high C = 23.0 |Dec high C = 23.4 | year high C = 23.8 |Jan mean C = 19.6 |Feb mean C = 19.5 |Mar mean C = 19.5 |Apr mean C = 19.3 |May mean C = 19.2 |Jun mean C = 19.1 |Jul mean C = 19.2 |Aug mean C = 19.5 |Sep mean C = 19.6 |Oct mean C = 19.1 |Nov mean C = 18.9 |Dec mean C = 18.9 | year mean C = 19.3 |Jan low C = 15.3 |Feb low C = 15.3 |Mar low C = 15.7 |Apr low C = 15.7 |May low C = 15.6 |Jun low C = 15.3 |Jul low C = 14.9 |Aug low C = 15.2 |Sep low C = 15.3 |Oct low C = 15.3 |Nov low C = 15.2 |Dec low C = 15.0 | year low C = 15.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 77.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 88.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 124.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 120.9 |May precipitation mm = 89.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 50.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 38.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 39.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 67.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 128.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 145.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 94.9 |year precipitation mm = 1064.5 | Jan precipitation days = 10 | Feb precipitation days = 12 | Mar precipitation days = 15 | Apr precipitation days = 16 | May precipitation days = 17 | Jun precipitation days = 14 | Jul precipitation days = 13 | Aug precipitation days = 13 | Sep precipitation days = 15 | Oct precipitation days = 19 | Nov precipitation days = 18 | Dec precipitation days = 12 | year precipitation days = 172 | Jan humidity = 78 | Feb humidity = 79 | Mar humidity = 80 | Apr humidity = 82 | May humidity = 83 | Jun humidity = 79 | Jul humidity = 75 | Aug humidity = 73 | Sep humidity = 73 | Oct humidity = 79 | Nov humidity = 83 | Dec humidity = 80 | year humidity = 79 |Jan sun = 161.2 |Feb sun = 124.4 |Mar sun = 114.7 |Apr sun = 102.0 |May sun = 114.7 |Jun sun = 120.0 |Jul sun = 133.3 |Aug sun = 124.0 |Sep sun = 123.0 |Oct sun = 120.9 |Nov sun = 117.0 |Dec sun = 158.1 |year sun = |Jand sun = 5.2 |Febd sun = 4.4 |Mard sun = 3.7 |Aprd sun = 3.4 |Mayd sun = 3.7 |Jund sun = 4.0 |Juld sun = 4.3 |Augd sun = 4.0 |Sepd sun = 4.1 |Octd sun = 3.9 |Novd sun = 3.9 |Decd sun = 5.1 |yeard sun = |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/21789/PROMEDIOS+ACTUALES_71-00tablas.xls/fa837392-e28c-438b-819c-22770c6e03be |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date= 25 June 2024
Etymology
In the Chibcha language of the Muisca and Panche, Tibacuy means "official chief".
History
The area of Tibacuy was inhabited by the Muisca and the Panche with the Sutagao living to the southeast. The present town centre is situated at a lower altitude than the original indigenous village. Modern Tibacuy was founded between 13th and 17th of February 1592 by Bernardino de Albornoz.
Economy
Main economical activity of Tibacuy is agriculture, predominantly coffee, bananas, tomatoes and blackberries.
Archaeology
In Cumaca, rural part of Tibacuy, petroglyphs have been found.
Gallery
File:Parte baja Piedra del diablo cumaca.JPG|Location of petroglyphs in Cumaca, Tibacuy File:Pictografia piedra del diablo cumaca.JPG|Petroglyphs File:Piedra del diablo pictografia cumaca.JPG|Petroglyphs
References
References
- {{in lang. es [http://www.tibacuy-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Tibacuy] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-03-10)
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