Ubaté Province

For other uses, see Ubaté (disambiguation).

Ubaté Province Provincia de Ubaté
Province
Lake Fúquene
Etymology: Ebate; "Bloodied land"
Location of Ubaté Province in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°18′26″N 73°48′52″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Capital	Ubaté
Municipalities	10
Area
• Total	1,327.05 km^2 (512.38 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	122,411
• Density	92/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (COT)
Indigenous groups	Muisca

Ubaté Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.

Etymology

The name Ubaté comes from the native name "Ebate" meaning "Bloodied land" or "Sower of the mouth".^[1]

Subdivision

The Ubaté Province is subdivided into 10 municipalities:^[2]

Municipality bold is capital	Area km2	Elevation (m) urban centre	Population 2015	Founded	Map
Ubaté	102	2556	38,809	1592
Carmen de Carupa	228	2600	9109	1808
Cucunubá	112	2590	7479	1600
Fúquene	90	2750	5617	1638
Guachetá	177.45	2688	11,385	1537
Lenguazaque	153.6	2589	10,268	1537
Simijaca	107	2559	13,077	1600
Susa	86	2655	12,302	1600
Sutatausa	67	2550	5564	1537
Tausa	204	2931	8801	1600
Total	1327.05		122,411

References

1. (in Spanish) Official website Ubaté
2. (in Spanish) Orden en las provincias de Cundinamarca - El Tiempo