sentences:  The altitude within the municipality ranges from to .The name Úmbita is Chibcha and means "Your point, your summit, summit of the farmlands".Úmbita in the centuries before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores was inhabited by the Muisca, organized in a loose confederation of different rulers; "zaques" in Hunza, "zipas" in Bacatá and other rulers of lower levels such as "cacique"s. Úmbita was ruled by "cacique" Cochonuba.