| Cuítiva | |
| 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: | Sugamuxi Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Segundo Aldemar Toca Suárez (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 19 January 1550 |
| Founder: | Juan de San Martín |
| Area Total Km2: | 43 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 3.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 1906 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2750 |
| Website: | Official website |
Cuítiva is a town and municipality in the Sugamuxi Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at an altitude of 2750m (9,020feet) and a distance of 85km (53miles) from the department capital Tunja. The altitudes of the municipality range from 2727m (8,947feet) to 3200m (10,500feet) and it borders Iza in the north, Sogamoso in the east, Aquitania in the west and Tota in the south.[1]
The name Cuítiva is derived from Muysccubun and means "Similarity to the chief".[2]
The area of Cuítiva before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organized in their loose Muisca Confederation. Nearby iraca of Sugamuxi ruled over Cuítiva.
Modern Cuítiva was founded by Juan de San Martín on January 19, 1550.[1]
On the central square a monument honouring messenger god in the religion of the Muisca; Bochica has been erected.
Main economical activities of Cuítiva are agriculture; potatoes, peas, wheat, maize and Welsh onions and livestock farming.[1]