| Chitaraque | |
| 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: | Fabián Armando Silva Sánchez (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1 January 1621 |
| Area Total Km2: | 157.65 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 0.185 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 5687 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1131 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 1575 |
| Website: | Official website |
Chitaraque is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is located at a distance of 104.6km (65miles) from the department capital Tunja and situated at an altitude of 1575m (5,167feet) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. It borders Gámbita, Santander in the east and south, San José de Pare, Santana and Togüí in the west and Suaita, Santander in the north.[1]
The name Chitaraque comes from Chibcha and means "Our vigorous farmfields from before".[1] [2]
In the times before the Spanish conquest, Chitaraque was inhabited by the Poasaque tribe, belonging to the Muisca. It was ruled by the zaque of Hunza.
Modern Chitaraque was founded on January 1, 1621.[1]
Main economical activities of Chitaraque are agriculture (panela production, coffee, bananas and yuca) and milk farming.[1]