Guachetá
Guachetá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Guachetá is located at 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It borders the Boyacá municipalities of Ráquira and Samacá in the north, Ubaté and Lenguazaque in the south, Ventaquemada and Lenguazaque in the east and in the west Fúquene and Ubaté. Guachetá is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at altitudes between 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) and 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).
Guachetá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Central square Guachetá | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
Guachetá Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°23′8″N 73°41′8″W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Ubaté Province |
| Founded | 12 March 1537 |
| Founded by | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pablo Enrique Quicazán Ballesteros (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 177.45 km2 (68.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,688 m (8,819 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 11,385 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,756 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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