Ubaté
title: "Ubaté" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-cundinamarca-department", "villages-in-colombia", "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/Ubaté" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ubaté |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Ubate 065.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Ubaté |
| image_flag | Flag of Ubaté (Cundinamarca).svg |
| image_seal | Escudo de Ubaté.svg |
| image_map | Colombia - Cundinamarca - Ubaté.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 | Ubaté Province |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Edgar Jairo Marquez Carrillo |
| (2016-2019) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 12 April 1592 |
| founder | Bernardo de Albornoz |
| area_total_km2 | 102.3 |
| area_urban_km2 | 4 |
| population_as_of | 2018 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 42558 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 31042 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 2556 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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Etymology
The name Ubaté comes from the native name "Ebate" meaning "Bloodied land" or "Sower of the mouth".
History
The area of Ubaté before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in a loose confederation of rulers called the Muisca Confederation. Initially loyal to the zaque of Hunza, Ubaté changed rule around 1490 when it was submitted by zipa Saguamanchica.
Modern Ubaté was founded on April 12, 1592, by Bernardo de Albornoz.
It is known as the "Milk Capital of Colombia", for a Gothic style cathedral and the San Luis Convent.
Economy
The main activities of Ubaté are agriculture and livestock farming.
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Ubaté (Novilleros), elevation 2550 m, (1971–2000) |Jan high C = 20.4 |Feb high C = 20.4 |Mar high C = 19.8 |Apr high C = 19.5 |May high C = 19.0 |Jun high C = 17.9 |Jul high C = 17.7 |Aug high C = 18.1 |Sep high C = 18.7 |Oct high C = 19.3 |Nov high C = 19.6 |Dec high C = 19.8 | year high C = 19.2 |Jan mean C = 12.0 |Feb mean C = 12.4 |Mar mean C = 13.0 |Apr mean C = 12.9 |May mean C = 12.9 |Jun mean C = 12.3 |Jul mean C = 12.0 |Aug mean C = 11.8 |Sep mean C = 12.0 |Oct mean C = 12.4 |Nov mean C = 12.6 |Dec mean C = 12.0 | year mean C = 12.3 |Jan low C = 4.0 |Feb low C = 4.8 |Mar low C = 6.2 |Apr low C = 7.0 |May low C = 7.3 |Jun low C = 6.8 |Jul low C = 6.6 |Aug low C = 5.9 |Sep low C = 5.6 |Oct low C = 6.3 |Nov low C = 6.4 |Dec low C = 4.7 | year low C = 6.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 24.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 46.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 64.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 109.2 |May precipitation mm = 77.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 51.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 34.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 35.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 54.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 107.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 71.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 37.6 |year precipitation mm = 713.8 | Jan precipitation days = 8 | Feb precipitation days = 10 | Mar precipitation days = 14 | Apr precipitation days = 17 | May precipitation days = 19 | Jun precipitation days = 18 | Jul precipitation days = 18 | Aug precipitation days = 17 | Sep precipitation days = 16 | Oct precipitation days = 19 | Nov precipitation days = 17 | Dec precipitation days = 10 | year precipitation days = 182 | Jan humidity = 73 | Feb humidity = 73 | Mar humidity = 74 | Apr humidity = 76 | May humidity = 77 | Jun humidity = 77 | Jul humidity = 76 | Aug humidity = 76 | Sep humidity = 76 | Oct humidity = 77 | Nov humidity = 78 | Dec humidity = 75 | year humidity = 76 |Jan sun = 189.1 |Feb sun = 155.5 |Mar sun = 136.4 |Apr sun = 117.0 |May sun = 124.0 |Jun sun = 105.0 |Jul sun = 127.1 |Aug sun = 124.0 |Sep sun = 117.0 |Oct sun = 127.1 |Nov sun = 138.0 |Dec sun = 136.4 |year sun = |Jand sun = 6.1 |Febd sun = 5.5 |Mard sun = 4.4 |Aprd sun = 3.9 |Mayd sun = 4.0 |Jund sun = 3.5 |Juld sun = 4.1 |Augd sun = 4.0 |Sepd sun = 3.9 |Octd sun = 4.1 |Novd sun = 4.6 |Decd sun = 4.4 |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
Gallery
File:Exterior Basílica Menor. Ubaté-Cund. A Pulido-Villamarín.JPG|Church of Ubaté File:Basílica Menor de Ubaté.jpg|Church File:Dentro 9.JPG|Church interior File:Retablo Ubaté.JPG|Church altar
References
Bibliography
References
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25843/ Citypopulation.de]
- {{in lang. es [http://www.ubate-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Ubaté] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-03-10)
- Restrepo Arcila, 2002, p.179
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