Tausa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtawsa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Tausa is and was an important town on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense due to its salt mine. It was the third most prolific salt deposit for the original inhabitants of the area; the Muisca. Tausa's urban centre is located at an elevation of 2,950 metres (9,680 ft) (other parts of the municipality reach elevations of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft)) and a distance of 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders San Cayetano, Carmen de Carupa and Sutatausa in the north, Pacho in the west, Sutatausa, Cucunubá and Suesca in the east and in the south with Nemocón and Cogua.[1]

Tausa
Municipality and town
Church of Tausa
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Tausa Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°11′47″N 73°53′15″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Ubaté Province
Founded	2 August 1600
Government
• Mayor	Jaime Alexander Rodríguez Ballen (2016-2019)
Area
• Municipality and town	204 km2 (79 sq mi)
• Urban	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation	2,931 m (9,616 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	8,801
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	1,058
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Etymology

The name Tausa comes from Chibcha and means "tribute".[2]

History

Tausa was inhabited since the Herrera Period. The town was an important mining location of halite for the Muisca. The zipa of Bacatá ruled over Tausa. The mining activities can be seen in the seal of the village; the pick and spade.

Modern Tausa was founded on August 2, 1600.[1]

Economy

Main sources of income of Tausa are agriculture, livestock farming and salt mining.[1]

See also

• Muisca economy#Mining
• Nemocón
• Zipaquirá

References

Bibliography

• Espejo Olaya, Maria Bernarda (1999). Notas sobre toponimia en algunas coplas colombianas [Notes about toponomy of some Colombian ballads - Thesaurus] (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. Tomo LIV, Núm. 3. pp. 1102–1157.

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