Chivor

Chivor
Town and municipality
Emeralds mined in Chivor
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Location of the town and municipality of Chivor in Boyacá Department
Chivor Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°53′N 73°22′W / 4.883°N 73.367°W / 4.883; -73.367
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá
Province	Eastern Boyacá Province
Founded	16 December 1930
Founded by	Florencio Novoa
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Didier Aurelio Martínez Vargas (2020-2023)
Area
• Town and municipality	108.36 km2 (41.84 sq mi)
• Urban	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Town and municipality	1,795
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
• Urban	486
Website	Official website

Chivor is a town and municipality in the Eastern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The mean temperature of the village in the Tenza Valley is 18 °C (64 °F) and Chivor is located at 215 kilometres (134 mi) from the department capital Tunja.^[1] Economic activity includes emerald mining.