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Chivor

Coordinates: 4°53′N 73°22′W / 4.883°N 73.367°W / 4.883; -73.367
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Chivor
Town and municipality
Emeralds mined in Chivor
Emeralds mined in Chivor
Flag of Chivor
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Location of the town and municipality of Chivor in Boyacá Department
Location of the town and municipality of Chivor in Boyacá Department
Chivor is located in Colombia
Chivor
Chivor
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°53′N 73°22′W / 4.883°N 73.367°W / 4.883; -73.367
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá
ProvinceEastern Boyacá Province
Founded16 December 1930
Founded byFlorencio Novoa
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorDidier 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
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
 • Urban
486
WebsiteOfficial 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.

Borders

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Bordered to the north with the municipality of Macanal; to the south with Ubalá, Cundinamarca, on the east with the municipality of Santa María, and the west by the municipality of Almeida.[1]

Etymology

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Chivor comes from Chibcha and means "Our farmfields - our mother" or "Green and rich land". The latter refers to the rich emerald deposits.[2]

History

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Chivor was inhabited by the Muisca in the times before the Spanish conquest. The Muisca were organized in their loose Muisca Confederation with northern ruler the zaque of Hunza and the southern zipa in Bacatá. Already in those times the rich emerald deposits were known and mined by the Muisca. The emeralds functioned as offer pieces in the Muisca religion, as decoration and as money.

The emerald deposits of Chivor were discovered by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in 1537 but the mines were abandoned until 1886.[3]

Modern Chivor was not founded until December 16, 1930, by Florencio Novoa.[1]

Economy

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Main economical activities of Chivor are agriculture (maize, yuca, bananas, sugarcane, beans, chayote, coffee and fruits such as papayas, blackberries and the typical Colombian fruits lulo and tree tomatoes) and especially the emerald mining.[1] In 2014 emeralds worth 30 million US dollars were extracted in Boyacá. The rich deposits have led to numerous conflicts in the region, including in Chivor.[4]

The Gran Esmeralda de Moctezuma ("Great Emerald of Moctezuma") is a mineral of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) high, 17 centimetres (6.7 in) long and 16 centimetres (6.3 in) thick and has been found in Chivor. Currently the emerald is in Vienna, Austria. Other grand emeralds from Chivor are Patricia weighing 632 carats (126.4 grams (4.46 oz)), and La Magnífica of 1225 carats (245 grams (8.6 oz)).[5]

The Embalse la Esmeralda ("Emerald reservoir") producing hydroelectric energy is governed from Chivor, Macanal and Almeida.

Climate

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Chivor has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Chivor
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.3
(73.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		17.6
(63.7) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.4
(65.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5) 		13.4
(56.1) 		14.5
(58.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.5
(58.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.1
(55.6) 		13.7
(56.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 41.0
(1.61) 		89.2
(3.51) 		137.5
(5.41) 		262.3
(10.33) 		373.5
(14.70) 		401.3
(15.80) 		405.1
(15.95) 		333.8
(13.14) 		242.9
(9.56) 		197.4
(7.77) 		143.2
(5.64) 		67.9
(2.67) 		2,695.1
(106.09)
Average rainy days 9 12 17 24 27 28 28 27 23 23 20 13 251
Source 1: IDEAM[6]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[7]
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  • Emerald reservoir
    Emerald reservoir
  • Reservoir
    Reservoir
  • Reservoir
    Reservoir
  • Reservoir
    Reservoir
  • Emeralds from Chivor
    Emeralds from Chivor
  • Emerald
    Emerald
  • Emerald
    Emerald
  • Emerald
    Emerald

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Chivor
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Etymology Chivor - Excelsio.net
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Emerald deposits in Boyacá Archived 2016-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in Spanish) 30 million US dollars of emeralds in 2014 in Boyacá - El Espectador
  5. ^ (in Spanish) Gran Esmeralda de Moctezuma and other large emeralds from Chivor - Semana
  6. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  7. ^ "Climate: Chivor". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

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