| Arcabuco | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boyacá Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ricaurte Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Yamith Rodrigo Rodriguez Lopez (2020–2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 22 October 1856 |
| Founder: | Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez |
| Area Total Km2: | 155 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 35 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 5240 |
| Population Urban: | 1961 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2739 |
| Website: | Official website |
Arcabuco is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Arcabuco is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2739m (8,986feet). The municipality borders Moniquirá and Gámbita in the north, Villa de Leyva and Chíquiza in the south, Cómbita in the east and Gachantivá and Villa de Leyva in the west. The department capital Tunja is 34km (21miles) to the south.[1]
The name Arcabuco comes from Chibcha and means either "Place of the intricate scrublands" or "Place enclosed by the hills".[2]
The area of Arcabuco in the times before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca. Their territory was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose collection of rulers. Arcabuco was part of the zacazgo, with the zaque based in Hunza.
Modern Arcabuco was founded on October 22, 1856 by Celedonio Umaña and Leopoldo Rodríguez.[1]
The economy of Arcabuco is centered around agriculture and livestock farming. Apart from the agricultural products potatoes and strawberries, the town is known as a large producer of almojábanas.[1]
Arcabuco has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.