| Gachantivá | |
| 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: | Pedro Alonso Aguillón Puentes (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1715 |
| Founder: | Juan José Neira |
| Area Total Km2: | 66 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 2654 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 364 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2450 |
| Website: | Official website |
Gachantivá is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Gachantivá is located at altitudes ranging from 2000m (7,000feet) to 3300m (10,800feet) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and borders Villa de Leyva in the south, Santa Sofía in the west, Arcabuco in the east and Moniquirá in the north.[1]
The name Gachantivá comes from Chibcha and means "chief of the Gacha".[1] [2]
The area of Gachantivá before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in their loose Muisca Confederation. The cacique of Gachantivá was loyal to the zaque of Hunza.
Modern Gachantivá was founded in 1715 by Juan José Neira.[1]
Main economical activities of Gachantivá are agriculture and livestock farming. Among the agricultural products cultivated are maize, potatoes, yuca, coffee, blackberries, beans and peas.[1]