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Also known as Sibate

Sibaté () 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 and a distance of 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.

Key facts

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Sibaté
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Municipality and town
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2018 Sibaté embalse del Muña y río Bogotá, vista aérea.jpg
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Flag of Sibaté (Cundinamarca).svg
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Escudo de Sibaté.svg
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Colombia - Cundinamarca - Sibaté.svg
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250px
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Location of the municipality and town of Sibaté in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
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Colombia
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250
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Location in Colombia
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Country
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Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Cundinamarca
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Province
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Soacha Province
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Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Luis Roberto Gonzalez Peñaloza(2016–2019)

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Wikidata facts

Country
Colombia
Located in
Soacha Province
Population
38412
Area
126
Elevation
2600
Body of water
Bogotá River
Shares border with
Soacha
Image
2018 Sibaté embalse del Muña y río Bogotá, vista aérea.jpg
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Commons category
Sibaté
inception
1868-00-00
language of work or name
Chibchan
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • Climate
  • References

Sibaté () 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 and a distance of 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.

== Etymology == Sibaté means in Chibcha "Leak of the lake", according to scholar Miguel Triana.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sibaté” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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