| Simijaca | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ubaté Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Edgar Aguilar Castro (2020–2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 14 August 1600 |
| Founder: | Luis Enríquez & Juan López de Linares |
| Area Total Km2: | 107 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 0.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 13077 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 7293 |
| Coordinates: | 5.5019°N -73.8519°W |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2559 |
| Website: | Official website |
Simijaca (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the Ubaté Province, part of the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. The town centre is located at an altitude of 2559m (8,396feet) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 136km (85miles) from the capital Bogotá. Simijaca borders the Boyacá municipalities Chiquinquirá and Caldas in the north, Susa and Carmen de Carupa in the south, Caldas in the west and San Miguel de Sema in the east.[1]
Simijaca means in the Chibcha language of the Muisca "Blue sky" and "Nose of the white owl".[2]
The area of Simijaca before the Spanish conquest was part of the Muisca Confederation. Initially loyal to the zaque of Hunza, Simijaca changed rule around 1490 when it was submitted by zipa Saguamanchica.[3]
The first Spanish establishment was done by Rodrigo Mexia Serrano on February 26, 1586. However, this population was ephemeral. And when the oidor (judge) Luis Enrique did a visitation, in July 1600, the natives had not populated the town and the entrusted had not built the church. By act on August 14, 1600, carried out by Luis Enríquez & Juan López de Linares in Cucunubá, the new and actual town of Simijaca was established. It was formed by indigenous people from Simijaca, Fúquene and Nemoguá.
Main economical activity in Simijaca is agriculture with products onions, beans, maize, potatoes, milk and peas as most important agricultural products.[1]
The Upper Cretaceous Simijaca Formation is named after Simijaca.
Simijaca has its own TV Station, ACOTV, which is available through analogue cable.
The High School, IED Agustín Parra, has an FM radio station on 97.7 MHz that is also available online. The (SHOUTcast) stream's URL is http://46.105.115.146:8286/