▁situated ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁Al ti pl ano ▁C und ib oy ac ense ▁at ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁department ▁capital ▁Tun ja . ▁It ▁borders ▁O ic at á , ▁T oca ▁and ▁T uta ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁T oca ▁and ▁S ia cho que ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁S ia cho que ▁and ▁Sor ac á ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁Tun ja ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Ch iv at á ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Ch ib cha ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁M uis ca ▁who ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁central ▁high lands ▁of ▁Colombia ▁before ▁the ▁Spanish ▁con quest ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 3 0 s . ▁It ▁means ▁" O ur ▁outside ▁farm fields ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ch iv at á ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁a ▁ca ci que ▁named ▁Ch ip at á , ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁za que ▁of ▁nearby ▁Hun za ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁conquist adores . ▁Modern ▁Ch iv at á ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 5 5 6 . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁of ▁Boy ac á ▁Department ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Boy ac á ▁Department ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 6 ▁Category : 1 5 5 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Empire ▁Category : M u ys cc ub un <0x0A> </s> ▁Enter prise ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9