Nobsa is a town and municipality in Sugamuxi Province, part of Boyacá department. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 125 kilometres (78 mi) from the national capital Bogotá at an elevation of 2,510 metres (8,230 ft). Other parts of the municipality range in elevation between 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) and 3,300 metres (10,800 ft). The Chicamocha River flows through Nobsa. The municipality borders Santa Rosa de Viterbo and Floresta in the north, Corrales and Tópaga in the east, Tibasosa and Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the west and Tibasosa and Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the south.
Etymology
Nobsa is derived from Chibcha and means "Decent bath of today".
History
In the times before the Spanish conquest, the area of Nobsa was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of the Muisca. Nobsa was ruled by the Tundama of Tundama.
Modern Nobsa was founded on January 9, 1593 by Jerónimo Holguín and Misael Millán.
Economy
Main economical activities of Nobsa are agriculture, livestock farming, mining (predominantly limestone) and the production of wooden furniture.
Climate
| Climate data for Nobsa (Belencito), elevation 2,530 m (8,300 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.0 (1.30) |
37.0 (1.46) |
77.1 (3.04) |
115.3 (4.54) |
108.3 (4.26) |
53.9 (2.12) |
50.9 (2.00) |
44.4 (1.75) |
64.1 (2.52) |
102.7 (4.04) |
88.0 (3.46) |
44.7 (1.76) |
819.3 (32.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 152 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 163.7 | 148.8 | 111.0 | 120.9 | 129.0 | 145.7 | 136.4 | 120.0 | 117.8 | 138.0 | 182.9 | 1,721.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Central square -
Central square -
Football pitch and mountain -
Nobsa by night
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Church of Nobsa -
Church -
Church by night -
Holcim cement factory
