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{{Infobox settlement
[[Image:Colombia - Cundinamarca - Sibate.svg|thumb|right|250px|Location of the town and municipality of '''Sibaté''' in [[Cundinamarca Department]].]]
|name = Sibaté
|native_name =
|nickname =
|motto =
|settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Colombia|Municipality]] and town
|image_skyline = 2018 Sibaté embalse del Muña y río Bogotá, vista aérea.jpg
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|image_seal = Escudo de Sibaté.svg
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|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Sibaté in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Colombia
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Colombia}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[departments of Colombia|Department]]
|subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Cundinamarca.svg}} [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]
|subdivision_type2 = Province
|subdivision_name2 = [[Soacha Province]]
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Luis Roberto Gonzalez Peñaloza<br><small>(2016–2019)</small>
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 24 November 1967
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 122.1
|area_total_sq_mi =
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|area_urban_km2 = 1.91
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|population_as_of = 2018 census
|population_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25740/ Citypopulation.de]</ref>
|population_total = 33491
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_metro =
|population_density_metro_km2 =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban = 23644
|population_density_urban_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|4|29|27|N|74|15|34|W|display=inline,title}}
|timezone = Colombia Standard Time
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|elevation_m = 2700
|elevation_ft =
|website = [http://www.sibate-cundinamarca.gov.co/ Official website]
|footnotes =
}}
'''Sibaté''' ({{IPA|es|siβaˈte}}) is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in the [[Soacha Province]], part of the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]. Sibaté is located on the [[Bogotá savanna]] with the urban centre at an altitude of {{convert|2700|m|ft}} and a distance of {{convert|27|km|mi}} from the capital [[Bogotá]]. It forms part of the [[Metropolitan Area of Bogotá|metropolitan area]] of the capital. Sibaté borders [[Soacha]] in the north, [[Pasca]] and [[Fusagasugá]] in the south, Soacha in the east and [[Silvania, Colombia|Silvania]] and [[Granada, Cundinamarca|Granada]] in the west.<ref name=websiteSibate>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.sibate-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Sibaté] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150520175455/http://www.sibate-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml |date=2015-05-20 }}</ref>


== Etymology ==
'''Sibaté''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]].
Sibaté means in [[Chibcha language|Chibcha]] "Leak of the lake", according to [[List of Muisca scholars|scholar]] [[Miguel Triana]].<ref name=websiteSibate/>


== References ==
== History ==
In the times before the [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca|Spanish conquest]], the area of Sibaté was inhabited by the [[Muisca people|Muisca]]. The Bogotá savanna was ruled by the ''[[zipa]]'' based in [[Bogotá|Bacatá]].
{{reflist}}


Modern Sibaté was founded on November 24, 1967.<ref name=websiteSibate/>
{{coord|04|29|N| 74|16|W|display=title|region:CO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}


== Economy ==
{{Municipalities cundinamarca department}}
Main economical activities of Sibaté are [[agriculture]] ([[potato]]es, [[pea]]s and [[strawberry|strawberries]]) and [[livestock]] farming.<ref name=websiteSibate/>


==Climate==
[[Category:Municipalities of Cundinamarca]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Cundinamarca Department]]


{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Sibaté (Muna), elevation {{convert|2565|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1971–2000)
|Jan high C = 18.4
|Feb high C = 18.5
|Mar high C = 18.4
|Apr high C = 18.4
|May high C = 18.4
|Jun high C = 18.1
|Jul high C = 18.1
|Aug high C = 18.2
|Sep high C = 18.3
|Oct high C = 18.0
|Nov high C = 18.1
|Dec high C = 18.1
| year high C = 18.2
|Jan mean C = 12.4
|Feb mean C = 12.8
|Mar mean C = 12.9
|Apr mean C = 13.2
|May mean C = 13.3
|Jun mean C = 13.1
|Jul mean C = 12.9
|Aug mean C = 13.0
|Sep mean C = 12.9
|Oct mean C = 12.8
|Nov mean C = 12.8
|Dec mean C = 12.5
| year mean C = 12.9
|Jan low C = 6.8
|Feb low C = 7.4
|Mar low C = 8.1
|Apr low C = 8.6
|May low C = 8.9
|Jun low C = 8.7
|Jul low C = 8.4
|Aug low C = 8.1
|Sep low C = 7.8
|Oct low C = 8.3
|Nov low C = 8.2
|Dec low C = 7.2
| year low C = 8.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 18.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 26.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 49.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 74.9
|May precipitation mm = 70.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 45.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 23.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 36.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 47.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 73.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 63.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 34.8
|year precipitation mm = 564.8
| Jan precipitation days = 7
| Feb precipitation days = 9
| Mar precipitation days = 12
| Apr precipitation days = 15
| May precipitation days = 15
| Jun precipitation days = 14
| Jul precipitation days = 12
| Aug precipitation days = 14
| Sep precipitation days = 13
| Oct precipitation days = 17
| Nov precipitation days = 15
| Dec precipitation days = 10
| year precipitation days = 153
| Jan humidity = 81
| Feb humidity = 82
| Mar humidity = 80
| Apr humidity = 83
| May humidity = 81
| Jun humidity = 78
| Jul humidity = 75
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 80
| Oct humidity = 84
| Nov humidity = 85
| Dec humidity = 83
| year humidity = 81
|Jan sun = 164.3
|Feb sun = 135.7
|Mar sun = 130.2
|Apr sun = 111.0
|May sun = 120.9
|Jun sun = 138.0
|Jul sun = 164.3
|Aug sun = 148.8
|Sep sun = 123.0
|Oct sun = 111.6
|Nov sun = 126.0
|Dec sun = 148.8
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 5.3
|Febd sun = 4.8
|Mard sun = 4.2
|Aprd sun = 3.7
|Mayd sun = 3.9
|Jund sun = 4.6
|Juld sun = 5.3
|Augd sun = 4.8
|Sepd sun = 4.1
|Octd sun = 3.6
|Novd sun = 4.2
|Decd sun = 4.8
|yeard sun =
|source 1 = [[Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)|Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales]]<ref name=IDEAM1>{{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
}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>
}}


== References ==
{{Cundinamarca-geo-stub}}
{{reflist}}

{{Municipalities cundinamarca department}}


[[Category:Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department]]
[[es:Sibaté]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1967]]
[[fr:Sibaté]]
[[it:Sibaté]]
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[[vi:Sibaté]]
[[war:Sibaté]]

Latest revision as of 07:10, 15 August 2024

Sibaté
Municipality and town
Flag of Sibaté
Flag
Official seal of Sibaté
Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Sibaté in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Sibaté in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Sibaté is located in Colombia
Sibaté
Sibaté
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°29′27″N 74°15′34″W / 4.49083°N 74.25944°W / 4.49083; -74.25944
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceSoacha Province
Founded24 November 1967
Government
 • MayorLuis Roberto Gonzalez Peñaloza
(2016–2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town
122.1 km2 (47.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town
33,491
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
 • Urban
23,644
 • Urban density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Sibaté (Spanish pronunciation: [siβaˈte]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Soacha Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Sibaté is located on the Bogotá savanna with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) and a distance of 27 kilometres (17 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It forms part of the metropolitan area of the capital. Sibaté borders Soacha in the north, Pasca and Fusagasugá in the south, Soacha in the east and Silvania and Granada in the west.[2]

Etymology

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Sibaté means in Chibcha "Leak of the lake", according to scholar Miguel Triana.[2]

History

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In the times before the Spanish conquest, the area of Sibaté was inhabited by the Muisca. The Bogotá savanna was ruled by the zipa based in Bacatá.

Modern Sibaté was founded on November 24, 1967.[2]

Economy

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Main economical activities of Sibaté are agriculture (potatoes, peas and strawberries) and livestock farming.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Sibaté (Muna), elevation 2,565 m (8,415 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.2
(64.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.9
(55.2) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		12.9
(55.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.5
(54.5) 		12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		8.1
(46.6) 		8.6
(47.5) 		8.9
(48.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		8.4
(47.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		7.8
(46.0) 		8.3
(46.9) 		8.2
(46.8) 		7.2
(45.0) 		8.0
(46.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.7
(0.74) 		26.1
(1.03) 		49.5
(1.95) 		74.9
(2.95) 		70.3
(2.77) 		45.2
(1.78) 		23.5
(0.93) 		36.7
(1.44) 		47.7
(1.88) 		73.5
(2.89) 		63.9
(2.52) 		34.8
(1.37) 		564.8
(22.24)
Average precipitation days 7 9 12 15 15 14 12 14 13 17 15 10 153
Average relative humidity (%) 81 82 80 83 81 78 75 79 80 84 85 83 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 164.3 135.7 130.2 111.0 120.9 138.0 164.3 148.8 123.0 111.6 126.0 148.8 1,622.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.3 4.8 4.2 3.7 3.9 4.6 5.3 4.8 4.1 3.6 4.2 4.8 4.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Sibaté Archived 2015-05-20 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link‍]
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