Arcabuco

Arcabuco
Municipality and town
Central square and church of Arcabuco
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Location of the municipality and town of Arcabuco in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Ricaurte Province
Founded	22 October 1856
Founded by	Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez
Government
• Mayor	Yamith Rodrigo Rodriguez Lopez (2020–2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	155 km2 (60 sq mi)
• Urban	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	2,739 m (8,986 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	5,240
• Urban	1,961
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Arcabuco is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Arcabuco is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,739 metres (8,986 ft). The municipality borders Moniquirá and Gámbita in the north, Villa de Leyva and Chíquiza in the south, Cómbita in the east and Gachantivá and Villa de Leyva in the west. The department capital Tunja is 34 kilometres (21 mi) to the south.^[1]