Oiba


Oiba is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode Oiba borders Guapotá and Confines in the north; Charalá in the east; Guadalupe and Guapotá in the west; and Suaita in the south. The department capital Bucaramanga is to the north and the national capital Bogotá to the south.

History

In the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Oiba was inhabited by the Guane. The modern town was conquered and founded on February 28, 1540 by Martín Galeano.

Economy

Oiba is an agricultural community that cultivates mainly coffee, sugarcane, maize, yuca and tree tomatoes.