sentences:  The municipality borders San José de Miranda and Capitanejo (both Santander) in the north, Tipacoque in the south, Capitanejo in the east and in the west the municipalities Onzaga and San Joaquín (Santander).The name Covarachía is a combination of Spanish and Chibcha; "cave of the Moon", with "Chía" referring to the Moon goddess Chía.Covarachía was inhabited by indigenous people during the Herrera Period, and later, in the northeasternmost part of the Muisca Confederation, ruled by a "cacique".